Patent ID: 8632546

Claim:
A method for reaming a portion of a long bone cavity with a reamer for use in implanting a joint prosthesis, the reamer for cooperation with a portion of an orthopaedic implant component, the method comprising; reaming a cylindrical portion of the long bone using a cylindrical reamer; and reaming a conical portion of the long bone using a conical reamer; wherein at least one of the cylindrical reamer and conical reamer is an expandable reamer, such that the at least one of the cylindrical reamer and conical reamer includes a body having a plurality of slots, a plurality of cutting edges extending through the slots, and an actuator rod including a gear for engaging the plurality of cutting edges such that when the actuator rod is turned in one direction, the plurality of cutting edges expands outwardly through the slots, wherein the gear of the actuator rod is a long gear that extends length of each of the plurality of cutting edges and engages a plurality of ridges on the plurality of cutting edges, wherein the plurality of cutting edges include a cutting side and a ridge side such that the ridge side includes the ridges.