Patent ID: 11903840
Assignee: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of fusing a bone joint, the method comprising:
inserting a first end of a first component into a first bone with a second end of the first component projecting from the first bone;
inserting a first end of a second component into a second bone adjacent the first bone, the second component having a second end including a socket, the socket having a smooth inner wall free of discrete axially spaced features;
inserting the second end of the first component into the socket in a continuously adjustable axial press-fit sliding relationship between the second end of the first component and the smooth inner wall of the socket; and
adjusting the axial position of the first and second components by axially sliding the second end of the first component along the smooth inner wall of the socket to a desired axial position.