Patent ID: 8496666

Claim:
A system for insertion of a knee prosthesis, the system comprising: a modular post of a knee prosthesis, the modular post comprising an inferior portion and a superior portion; a tibial baseplate implant of the knee prosthesis, the tibial baseplate implant comprising a tibial facing surface, a superior surface opposite the tibia facing surface, and a hole in the superior surface; the inferior portion of the modular post received in the hole; a femoral implant of the knee prosthesis, the femoral implant configured to articulate with the tibial baseplate implant; and an instrument for insertion of a knee prosthesis, the instrument comprising: a proximal portion comprising a longitudinal axis; an intermediate portion offset from the proximal portion, the intermediate portion comprising a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the proximal portion, wherein the intermediate portion further comprises a void, wherein the void is configured to allow at least a portion of the femoral portion of the knee prosthesis within the void without the femoral portion contacting the instrument; and a distal portion comprising a distal tip and a longitudinal axis collinear with the longitudinal axis of the proximal portion, wherein the distal tip is configured to engage the post to force the inferior portion of the post further into the hole.