Antibiotic delivery system for treating an infected synovial joint during re-implantation of an orthopedic prosthesis

An antibiotic delivery system comprising:

• an intramedullary stem adapted to be removably mounted into a medullary canal of a bone, said intramedullary stem defining a body having a longitudinal axis, said body including a plurality of fins extending therealong and disposed in spaced angular relationship with respect to each other, said fins adapted to engage said medullary canal in a removably stable fashion, said stem including an inlet adapted to be in fluid communication with a source of fluid-borne antibiotic, a plurality of outlets disposed along said stem and between the outer surface of one of said plurality of adjacent fins and a channel extending between said inlet and said plurality of outlets for delivering fluid-borne antibiotic from said inlet to said plurality of outlets so as to distribute said antibiotic along the medullary canal in a controlled fashion.