Patent ID: 6942700
Filing Date: 2005-09-13
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A femoral implant system for use in combination with a tibial implant in a knee replacement procedure, the implant comprising: a body having an inner surface configured to mate with at least a portion of a distal femur, an outer surface configured for sliding engagement with the tibial implant, and an opening extending from the outer surface at least partially toward the inner surface, the opening being configured to releasably, fixedly receive an instrument for carrying the implant and urging the implant against the distal femur, the opening in the body of the implant being threaded; and a mounting instrument having proximal and distal ends, the distal end of the mounting instrument having a threaded portion removably, threadedly engageable with the opening in the body of the implant, the proximal end of the mounting instrument having a first portion coupled to the threaded portion to rotate with the threaded portion and a second portion rotatably coupled to the first portion to freely rotate about the first portion such that an individual mounting the implant to the distal femur can urge the implant against the femur by exerting a force on the second portion, and can simultaneously remove the mounting instrument from the implant by rotating the first portion.