Patent ID: 7854737

Claim:
A kit for use in performing joint arthroplasty, said kit comprising: a trial for use in performing joint arthroplasty, said trial to be fitted to a cavity in the canal of a long bone and to assist in performing a trial reduction in performing joint arthroplasty, said trial including a stem portion and a neck portion selectively operably connected to said stem portion in at least three discrete spaced apart positions with respect to said stem portion; an implant for use in performing joint arthroplasty, said implant to be fitted to a cavity in the canal of a long bone and to assist in performing joint arthroplasty, said implant including a stem portion and a proximal body portion selectively operably connected to said stem portion in at least three discrete spaced apart positions with respect to said stem portion; and an alignment device for replicating the alignment of said trial onto said implant, said alignment device adapted to be fitted to said trial at one of said three discrete spaced apart positions and adapted to be fitted to said implant at a corresponding one of said three discrete spaced apart positions, wherein the alignment device includes a first member and a second member that is movable relative to the first member, the alignment device further including a body coupled to the first and second members for at least one of replicating and measuring the relative angular orientation of the stem portion relative to the neck portion, the body further comprising a lock for selectively preventing relative motion between the first member and the second member.