Patent ID: 6063091
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
A positioning template system for determining the relative location of the IM canal relative to the perimeter of the tibial plateau with the aid of a trial stem inserted in the IM canal, said system comprising:(a) a template approximating the size and shape of a tibial plateau;(b) angular indication means coupled to said template for indicating an angle about the center of said template;(c) offset bushing means rotatably coupled to said angular indication means, said offset bushing means having positional indicia and a throughbore dimensioned to fit over the trial stem, said throughbore being offset from the center of said bushing means; wherein rotation of said bushing relative to said angular indication means causes movement of said template relative to said tibial plateau and said positional indicia with said angular indication means indicating the approximate angular position of the center of said template relative to the IM canal.