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AssigneeZimmer Technology, Inc.
InventorsAnitra Durand-Allen, Roy Wiley, Louis Bigliani, Evan Flatow, Ian Kelly, George McCluskey, Anthony Miniaci, Gregory Nicholson, Michael Pearl, Ken Yamaguchi
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The present invention relates to a set of tools and accessories used for properly positioning a stemmed humeral component, and/or a humeral stem provisional, within a canal in the humerus. The set of tools and accessories includes one or more fin clamps that are configured to be temporarily attached to a fin on the humeral component or the provisional; a ruler that is configured to be attached to the arm of the fin clamp, a fixation pin and pin driver configured to be used with the other tools for marking a position on the humerus; and one or more sleeves that are configured to slide over the stem of the humeral stem provisional to maintain it in the desired position.
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A method of positioning a stemmed humeral component within a humerus during shoulder arthroplasty, said method comprising the steps of:
A method for temporarily securing a humeral stem provisional within a humerus during shoulder arthroplasty, said method comprising the steps of:
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.