Patent ID: 7758651

Claim:
A method of preparing the articular surface of a patella to receive a patellar component comprising: making at least one incision in the skin of the knee; placing a drill on the anterior surface of the patella and drilling a hole from the anterior surface of the patella through the posterior articular surface of the patella; inserting a drive shaft through the drilled hole of the patella, the drive shaft having a first end that extends outwardly beyond the articular surface; attaching the first end of the drive shaft to a receiving end of a reamer device; placing the reamer device in contact with the articular surface of the patella; resecting the articular surface of the patella by rotating the reamer device and moving the drive shaft anteriorly such that the reamer device removes bone from the articular surface of the patella; and inserting a patellar component through the at least one incision and securing the patellar component to the resected articular surface of the patella.