Patent ID: 8128705

Claim:
An assembly for use in a procedure for implantation of an orthopaedic joint component, which comprises: a. a head part of the joint component having a tapered bore; b. a connector part that is tapered inwardly along its length such that the connector part can be received snugly in the tapered bore, the connector part having a bore having a bore axis; c. a tool that includes a spigot dimensioned to fit snugly into the bore of the connector part, the spigot having a spigot axis, wherein each of the tool and the connector part has a face that contact one another when the spigot is fully received in the bore of the connector part, and wherein the bore axis and the spigot axis are aligned when the spigot is received in the bore, and each of the tool and connector part faces extends generally transverse relative to the spigot axis and the bore axis; and d. a layer of a resilient material that covers at least part of the surface of the spigot, so that the layer of resilient material is compressed between the surface of the spigot and the internal surface of the bore in the connector part when the spigot is received in the bore.