Patent ID: 9629726
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: inserting a first stem component of a prosthesis into a first intramedullary path formed in a tibia; engaging with a first tool a first engagement feature located on an external surface of the first stem component; inserting a second stem component of the prosthesis into the first intramedullary path; engaging with a second tool a second engagement feature located within an internally threaded hole defined by the second stem component; inserting an end of the second tool through a second intramedullary path formed through a talus and a calcaneus until the end of the second tool is received within the internally threaded hole of the second stem component; and rotating, using the first and second tools, the second stem component relative to the first stem component to connect the first and second stem components in situ.