Patent ID: 9011549
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A method for performing a surgical procedure, comprising: introducing a trial at least partially into a prepared bone canal within a bone, the trial having an expandable bone engaging surface and a feature which is operable to cause expansion of the bone engaging surface; manipulating the trial into a first position within the prepared bone canal; temporarily securing the trial within the prepared bone canal by operating the feature of the trial so as to cause the bone engaging surface to expand and engage an interior surface of the prepared bone canal; removing the trial from the prepared bone canal during the surgical procedure; introducing a stem of an implant having a fixed outer diameter at least partially into the prepared bone canal during the surgical procedure; and affixing the implant within the prepared bone canal using cement during the surgical procedure such that a cement mantle is interposed between the stem and the bone.