Patent ID: 8096993

Claim:
An instrument for shaping a medullary canal, comprising: (a) a handle including: a plurality of transverse cross sections; a first centroid located on a first cross section of the handle; a second centroid located on a second cross section of the handle; the first centroid and second centroid defining a handle axis; (b) a shaping member including structure configured to shape bone, wherein the structure configured to shape bone comprises at least two cutting surfaces on opposite sides of the shaping member, the shaping member also including: a plurality of transverse cross sections; a third centroid located on a first cross section of the shaping member; a fourth centroid located on a second cross section of the shaping member; the third centroid and the fourth centroid forming a shaping member axis; and (c) a connecting member connecting the handle and the shaping member, the connecting member having a plurality of transverse cross sections; wherein the handle axis and the shaping member axis define a reference plane and wherein at least one centroid located on a connecting member cross section is not contained in the reference plane.