Patent ID: 11931082
Assignee: ZIMMER, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A method of temporarily implanting a stem provisional in bone, the method comprising:
reaming an intramedullary canal of the bone to form a channel;
coupling the stem provisional to an elongate post via a stud, wherein the stud comprises a component separate from the post and the stud is configured to defect laterally with respect to a longitudinal axis of the post when subjected to a bending load, wherein the coupling the stem provisional to the elongate post via the stud includes threading the stud into the stem provisional;
resecting the bone to form a planar resected surface;
inserting the stem provisional into the channel using the post; and
broaching the channel to form a broached recess in the bone extending to a distance below the planar resected surface.