Patent ID: 9211191
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of performing joint arthroplasty on a patient with a bone fragment of a bone at least partially separated from the bone, said method comprising: implanting a bone connecting portion of a prosthetic component in the bone; connecting a bone fragment portion of the prosthetic component to the bone connecting portion, the bone fragment portion including (I) a connector that connects the bone fragment portion to an end portion of the bone connecting portion and (ii) a first finger having a tip, the first finger extending outwardly from the connector and back toward the bone to position the tip proximate the exterior surface of the bone, the tip including a bone contact surface arranged to face an outer surface of the bone; and positioning the bone fragment between the bone contact surface on the tip of the first finger and the outer surface of the bone, the first finger being configured to press the bone fragment against the outer surface of the bone when the bone fragment portion is connected to the bone connecting portion.