Patent ID: 7090700

Claim:
An alignment device for being used with prosthetic components, said alignment device having an alignment device longitudinal axis and consisting of: A. a first monolithic member comprising: i. a first member first end connectable to a first prosthetic component; and ii. a first member second end having a channel therethrough with a channel first end and a channel second end, and a channel longitudinal axis; and B. a second monolithic member comprising: i. a second member first end connectable to a second prosthetic component; and ii. a second member second end comprising a bar with a bar first end and a bar second end, and having a longitudinal axis between said bar first end and said bar second end, said bar being received within and secured to said channel of said first member, said second member being selectably offset from said first member in one of a first direction generally parallel to said channel longitudinal axis and a second direction generally opposite of said first direction, wherein said bar first end is outside of said channel when said bar second end is between said channel first end and said channel second end when said first member is offset in said first direction from said second member, wherein said bar second end is outside of said channel when said bar first end is between said channel first end and said channel second end when said first member is offset in said second direction from said second member, and wherein one of said first member first end and said second member first end is threadably connectable to one of the first prosthetic component and the second prosthetic component, respectively, to allow said alignment device to be rotatably connected to said one of the first prosthetic component and the second prosthetic component such that the orientation of said channel longitudinal axis is selectably adjustable to any orientation lying in a plane that is generally perpendicular to said alignment device longitudinal axis.