Patent ID: 8337504
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of implanting an implant at least partially within a femur, the femur having a femoral axis, comprising the steps of: handling a system that includes: creating a void in the femur, the void being located medial of the greater trochanter; introducing the distal end of the implant into the void, whereat the longitudinal axis of the implant is not aligned with the femoral axis; engaging the distal end of the tool into the cavity of the implant; striking the strike plate to thereby rotate the longitudinal axis of the implant toward the femoral axis until the longitudinal axis of the implant is substantially aligned with the femoral axis; and disengaging the distal end of the tool from the cavity of the implant; wherein the implant has a stem extending from the proximal end, the stem extending from the femur when the implant is substantially aligned with the femoral axis; and wherein the stem is configured to receive a prosthetic femoral head.