Patent ID: 6776799
Filing Date: 2004-08-17
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A jig for transferring spatial positioning of a humeral head of a first construct relative to a conjoining member of the first construct to a second construct having a humeral head and conjoining member, the jig comprising:a body defining a flat surface; a cavity within said body; a pivoting member disposed within said cavity, said pivoting member having a configured bore accessible through said body and adapted to freely pivot within said cavity; and locking means situated in said body and adapted to selectively engage said pivoting member to releasably fix a rotational position of said pivoting member; wherein said configured bore is adapted to receive a conjoining member of the first construct and orient said conjoining member relative to a position of the head on said flat surface of said body via pivoting of said pivoting member, said locking means releasably fixing rotational position of said pivoting member during which the first construct is removed and a conjoining member of a second construct is placed therein for alignment according to the fixed rotational position of said pivoting member as a head of the second construct is placed on the position of the head of the first construct on said body, the conjoining member then affixed to the head of the second construct.