Patent ID: 8187283

Claim:
A reusable orthopaedic instrument comprising: a reusable orthopaedic femoral trial including a pair of spaced apart condyles, each condyle comprising: a first outer surface configured to articulate on a corresponding bearing surface of a tibial insert trial, the first outer surface being a convex and curved surface, a second outer surface that is opposite the first outer surface, the second outer surface being configured to be engaged with a surgically-prepared distal end of a patient's femur, and a plurality of drainage surfaces positioned opposite the first outer surface, wherein: (i) each drainage surface has a plurality of sidewalls extending outwardly therefrom to form a cavity in the second outer surface, (ii) a drain hole is formed in each drainage surface at a location within the cavity, the drain hole extending through the orthopaedic femoral trial to the first outer surface, and (iii) each drainage surface includes a section that slopes downwardly from the plurality of sidewalls toward the drain hole formed therein.