Patent ID: 8628560

Claim:
An orthopaedic instrument comprising: a plurality of metallic load-bearing members each having an outer periphery and an inner bore; and a non-metallic support structure formed integrally with the load-bearing members such that the load-bearing members are permanently attached to the non-metallic support structure, the non-metallic support structure having a planar configuration with a first main surface and a second main surface; wherein the non-metallic support structure is formed in intimate contact with each of the outer peripheries of the metallic load-bearing members while leaving the inner bore exposed at both the first and the second main surfaces; wherein each of the outer peripheries of the metallic load-bearing members includes a surface feature; wherein the non-metallic support structure is formed of a resin material molded onto the outer periphery of each of the metallic load-bearing members in fixed contact with each surface feature to form an interlock that restricts movement of the metallic-load bearing members with respect to the non-metallic support structure; and wherein the non-metallic support structure includes spikes that project from the first main surface.