Patent ID: 7727282
Filing Date: 2010-06-01
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An implantation system for positioning a prosthesis system relative to a selected portion of an anatomy including a boney portion, the implantation system comprising: a shell operable to be positioned relative to the boney portion, the shell including one of an opening and a projection; a shell inserter instrument operable to engage an exterior engagement portion of the shell to hold the shell in a selected orientation, the shell inserter instrument having a shell engaging finger extending from a cam follower member that extends into a top plate of the shell inserter instrument, the top plate defines a cam to allow the follower member to move by the cam; a liner to engage an interior portion of the shell; and a liner inserter instrument to hold the liner in a selected orientation and a shell alignment member to align the shell to orient the liner inserter relative to the shell, the shell alignment member including the other of the opening and the projection, the opening receiving the projection to orient the liner inserter relative to the shell; wherein the shell and the liner are operable to be positioned relative to the anatomy; wherein the shell includes an exterior wall that defines a detent to be engaged by a shell engaging finger extending from the shell inserter instrument.