Patent ID: 9572670
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A method of facilitating the mounting of a prosthetic articulation surface to a patient tissue, the method comprising: providing an apparatus including an anchoring base including a central fastener aperture extending longitudinally therethrough, a first base end laterally spaced from the central fastener aperture, and a second base end laterally spaced from the first base end with the central fastener aperture laterally interposed therebetween, both of the first and second base ends including a plate engagement feature, and an anchor plate including a central coupler aperture extending longitudinally therethrough, an outer perimeter spaced laterally apart from the central coupler aperture, a plate rim extending laterally inward from the outer perimeter to substantially laterally surround the central coupler aperture, at least one plate fastener aperture extending longitudinally through the plate rim, and at least one base engagement feature located on the plate rim; placing at least a portion of the anchoring base into a predetermined orientation with the patient tissue; extending a fastener longitudinally through the central fastener aperture to secure the anchoring base to an underlying patient tissue surface; placing the anchor plate longitudinally adjacent to the anchoring base; and engaging at least one base engagement feature of the anchor plate with a corresponding at least one plate engagement feature of the anchoring base.