Patent ID: 7799086
Filing Date: 2010-09-21
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An instrument for gripping a tibial keel component of a modular keel and tray assembly, the keel component having a first end and a second end, the keel component being configured for insertion of the second end into a tibial bone, the instrument comprising: a handle; a clamp for connecting the instrument to the keel, the clamp being connected to the handle and having a top surface and an opposing bottom surface, the clamp having a first position in which the clamp applies a clamping force to the keel component to lock the keel component to the instrument and the handle extends outwardly from the keel component to provide a grip for manipulating the keel component, the clamp having a second position in which the keel component is moveable relative to the clamp; and a cover, with the clamp in the first position in which the clamp applies a clamping force to the keel component and with the keel component extending from the bottom surface of the clamp, the cover is moveable to selectively position the cover over the first end of the keel component to shield the first end of the keel component from contamination while the second end of the keel component extends from the bottom surface of the clamp and is engageable with a tibial bone, the cover movable while the instrument is connected to the keel component between a first position in which the cover is positioned over the portion of the keel component and a second position in which the cover is positioned away from the portion of the keel component to expose the keel component.