Patent ID: 8968327
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A system for preparing an implant for implantation, the system comprising: a trial implant including a first dialable component and a datum; a final implant including a second dialable component; and an instrument including (i) a base assembly configured to support the trial implant so that the datum is in a predetermined orientation, (ii) a fixture supported on the base assembly, the fixture including a domed element, and an alignment tool configured to engage the first dialable component when the trial implant is supported by said base assembly, and (iii) a locking assembly including a guide member defining a spherical surface for nested engagement with said domed element, the locking assembly configured to record the angular orientation of said alignment tool relative to said fixture with said alignment tool engaged with the first dialable component, and to replicate the recorded angular orientation with the alignment tool and the second dialable component.