Patent ID: 6855150

Claim:
A patellar trial and drill guide for use in total knee replacement surgery, the patellar trial and drill guide comprising: an articular surface member having a rounded or domed-shaped top surface and a substantially flat bottom surface with a plurality of pegs extending downwardly and outwardly from the from the bottom surface of the articular surface member; a fixation peg drill guide for mating with the articular surface member, the fixation peg drill guide having a plurality of openings extending therethrough and coinciding with the plurality of pegs extending downwardly from the bottom surface of the articular surface member; wherein the articular surface member and the fixation peg drill guide are temporarily fixated to a resected patella for determining the proper location, size, and thickness of a patellar implant; and wherein the articular surface member is separated and removed from the drill guide and the openings in the drill guide are used as a guide for a patellar drill to drill holes in the resected patella for fixating fixation posts of the patellar implant.