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Document | Title | Date |
20080200917 | Targeting device for femur intertrochanteric fracture - An targeting device for intertrochanteric fracture includes a handle portion and an insertion portion to define an included angle; a protruding portion being formed at a free end of the insertion portion; a through hole being provided on the insertion portion at where closer to its center; the insertion portion being placed into a neck of the femur at where closer to its center; a guide wire being inserted via the through hole for the targeting device to fast and accurately achieve the central fixation at a head of the femur thus to match the femur and the neck of the femur for facilitating subsequent processes of drilling and placement of a dynamic hip screw to firmly secure the femur where the fracture takes place. | 08-21-2008 |
20080208201 | Apparatus for preparing a femur - An apparatus for preparing a head portion of a proximal femur has a drill guide support having a cylindrical bore therein for engaging the head of a femur. The support has a central axis for coaxial alignment with a central axis of a neck of a proximal femur. A drill guide is mounted on a proximal end of the drill guide support, the drill guide having a first drill guide portion extending along an axis co-axial with the central axis of the base portion and a second drill portion extending along an axis forming an acute angle with the first drill portion central axis. A bone thickness indicator is mounted on the drill guide and is moveable towards and away from a neck of the femur along an axis forming an angle with the central axis of the drill guide support. A method of preparing the head of a femur which includes cutting a cylindrical surface around an axis the head of the femur, resecting a proximal portion of the femur in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the femoral head and mounting a drill guide support on the cylindrical surface of the femur is also disclosed. | 08-28-2008 |
20080215059 | MARKING TEMPLATE FOR INSTALLING A CUSTOM REPLACEMENT DEVICE FOR RESURFACING A FEMUR AND ASSOCIATED INSTALLATION METHOD - A replacement device for resurfacing a joint surface of a femur and a method of making and installing such a device is provided. The custom replacement device is designed to substantially fit the trochlear groove surface, of an individual femur. Thereby creating a “customized” replacement device for that individual femur and maintaining the original kinematics of the joint. The replacement device may be defined by four boundary points, and a first and a second surface. The first of four points is 3 to 5 mm from the point of attachment of the anterior cruciate ligament to the femur. The second point is near the bottom edge of the end of the natural articulatar cartilage. The third point is at the top ridge of the right condyle and the fourth point at the top ridge of the left condyle of the femur. The top surface is designed so as to maintain centrally directed tracking of the patella perpendicular to the plane established by the distal end of the femoral condyles and aligned with the center of the femoral head. | 09-04-2008 |
20080221581 | BONE DRILLING CANNULA - A drilling guide cannula, having a serrated distal end in the form of axially moveable teeth which enables all or most of the teeth to maintain biting contact with the bone surface, essentially independently of the curvature of the bone surface and the drilling angle. The cannula outer wall incorporates a number of pins arranged circumferentially around the drilling bore. These pins slide axially relative to the cannula, preferably in bored holes or in channels formed within the wall of the cannula. Each of the secondary pins has a sharpened distal end, each constituting a moveable tooth. The cannula is applied to the bone to be drilled at the desired drilling position and angle, and the pins are forced axially towards the bone surface. The pins take up the contour of the bone surface and each pin bites into the bone surface to rigidly position the drilling guide cannula. | 09-11-2008 |
20080255572 | Device for Following the Penetration of an Instrument in an Anatomical Structure - A device to monitor penetration of an instrument into an anatomical structure including a voltage source supplying at least two electrodes, at least one of the electrodes carried by a part of the penetration instrument intended to penetrate the anatomical structure, the penetrating part having at least one detachable longitudinal part; and a device that measures the impedance between the electrodes or an electro-stimulator or both. | 10-16-2008 |
20080255573 | SURGICAL LASER TRAJECTORY INSTRUMENT - A system for illuminating patient anatomy to locate a site for an incision. | 10-16-2008 |
20080275453 | Method and Apparatus for Repairing Separations in the Capsular Labrum Structure - A method of repairing separations in the capsular labrum structure, in which the head of the humerus bone separates from the glenoid cavity of the glenoid, by: producing a first plurality of anchor points in an anterior face of the rim of the glenoid; producing a second plurality of anchor points in a corresponding anterior face of the neck of the glenoid; and utilizing the first and second plurality of anchor points for attaching the tendons to the glenoid. Also described is an apparatus for use in repairing separations in a capsular labrum structure including a drill guide having a proximal end formed with a handle, and a distal end formed with a surface configured for engaging a posterior face of the neck of the glenoid to properly fix the position of the drill guide with respect to the glenoid. The drill guide is formed with a passageway sized and configured for receiving a drill for drilling a bore through the neck of the glenoid, with the entry point of the drill at the posterior face of the glenoid neck, and the exit point of the drill at the anterior face of the glenoid neck slightly spaced from the glenoid rim. | 11-06-2008 |
20080275454 | Lumbar pedicular-facet fixation system and instrumentation - An implant and surgical system designed to guide and promote segmental instrumentation and stabilization through a pediculo-facet fixation technique. The implant varies in size, diameter and attachments for maximal fixation across this axis. A targeting device and surgical technique for placement of said implants through an open or minimally invasive approach is described. The combination of surgical technique, targeting device and low profile implants reduces associated morbidity associated with many fusion procedures. | 11-06-2008 |
20080281330 | Medical Securing Member Placement System - PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a perforating pin and equipment for perforation with which an accurate piercing region and piercing direction of a guiding pin can be easily specified at the neck of the femur or its surroundings and an advancing situation of the perforating pin can be confirmed when the perforating pin is pierced. | 11-13-2008 |
20080281331 | TARGETING DEVICE - A targeting device used in the insertion of an intramedullary nail into a bone. The targeting device includes a guide barrel having a frame portion formed of a non-radiolucent material. The guide barrel also includes a radiolucent material molded over the frame. In addition, the frame includes openings configured to allow a surgeon to view a relatively greater area around the guide barrel in an image of the assembly during surgery. | 11-13-2008 |
20080300605 | Pedicle protractor tool - A surgical hand tool is provided having a plumb assembly fixed to a dome housing element. The plumb assembly is fixed to rotate freely in two axes of rotation in at least two rotational planes. A tool attachment coupling such as bushing for receiving a surgical instrument such as a drill or tap is fixed to the dome housing. A handle can be fixed to the device for use and orientation by a surgeon or other user. The hand tool can be used as a protractor for orienting surgical instruments such as pedicle screws in at least two angles on two planes for accurately applying said instruments into the pedicles of a vertebra. Generally, the tool of the present invention can be used to accurately orient an instrument relative to a body in at least two angles in two planes. | 12-04-2008 |
20080306487 | Drill Guide And Method For Placing A Fixation Device Hole - The invention relates to a drill guide and method for providing a drill guide, where the drill guide is for placing a fixation device hole proximate to a bone tunnel in a bone. The drill guide includes a foot for placement in the bone tunnel in the bone and a leg extending from the foot and having a recess. A locator is placed within the recess and, in a retracted position, the locator is inside the leg. The locator is also hingedly connected to the leg such that, in an unretracted position, the locator rotates and extends outwardly from the recess for locating a fixation device hole. | 12-11-2008 |
20090005785 | MOUNTING FOR A BONE DRILL AND BONE DRILL MOUNTING SYSTEM - A mounting device for arranging a medical apparatus on a bone includes a fastening portion for fixing the mounting device to the bone. The fastening portion is configured to interface with the bone and operative to fix the mounting device to the bone using a vacuum. | 01-01-2009 |
20090012526 | Drill system for acetabular cup implants - A drill guide system comprising:
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20090018547 | MINIMAL ACCESS OCCIPITAL DRILL/TAP PERSUADER - An assembly includes a lever to guide a surgical tool, such as drill, during operation. The lever includes an arm for engaging a surgical tool. A guide member is pivotally coupled to the lever. The arm is pivotally displaceable relative to the guide member in an arc-shaped path, while the guide member is adapted to restrict movement of a surgical tool in a generally linear direction in response to pivotal displacement of the arm. | 01-15-2009 |
20090024132 | ATTACHABLE INSTRUMENT GUIDE WITH DETACHABLE HANDLE - An instrument guide with device coupler, a handle and one or more instrument guide lumens is detachably coupled to an orthopedic implant to facilitate drilling of the fastener holes or to facilitate insertion of self-tapping or self-dripping fasteners. The handle is preferably detachable to facilitate access to the instrument guide lumens. The device coupler detachably engages the implantable device and aligns the instrument guide lumens with the fastener openings on the device. | 01-22-2009 |
20090030417 | Drill guide for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction operation - A drill guide for an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction operation is provided. The drill guide allows a transplantation hole on a tibial bone and a transplantation hole on a femoral bone to be properly positioned without relying upon the experience and sense of the operator. The drill guide for an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction operation includes a guide member regulating a movement of a drill guide in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the same, a pointing member having a tip part located in a position on an imaginary line extending from an axis of the guide member, and a light beam radiating member radiating a light beam traveling along the imaginary line extending from the axis of the guide member. | 01-29-2009 |
20090030418 | Intramedullary nail and targeting instrument - An intramedullary nail and targeting and/or nailing instrument are provided, whereby a connection end of the targeting and/or nailing instrument has an axially parallel protrusion and a connection end of the nail has an axially parallel recess in order to couple the targeting and/or nailing instrument. The coupling system couples the targeting/nailing instrument and nail in their rotational position when they contact axially and whereby a connector is also provided in order to connect the targeting and/or nailing instrument and the nail in an axially fixed but also releasable manner. The connection end of the targeting and/or nailing instrument has an end section that engages approximately in one end of the bore-hole section of the nail and the end section and bore-hole section have a deformable element for a releasable snap connection of the parts with the simultaneous contact of the axially parallel protrusion and the axially parallel recess. | 01-29-2009 |
20090069816 | Intramedullary Nail Distal Targeting Device - The present invention relates to an intramedullary nail distal targeting device ( | 03-12-2009 |
20090088767 | Guide assembly for use in a medical procedure - An assembly includes a guide component having (i) a base defining a first passageway, and (ii) a handle attached to the base, the base including a first coupling component. The assembly further includes a first sheath defining a second passageway, the first sheath including a second coupling component configured to cooperate with the first coupling component to couple the first sheath to the base. The first passageway is aligned with the second passageway when the first sheath is coupled to the base. The assembly further includes a stop structure defining a central passage, the stop structure including an external surface having a plurality of keyways defined therein. The first sheath includes a key member configured to be selectively received in any one of the plurality of keyways. The stop structure is fixed in relation to the first sheath when the key member is positioned in any one of the plurality of keyways. | 04-02-2009 |
20090099571 | VARIABLE ANGLE TARGETING DEVICE - An orthopedic device includes a targeting member, an elongated guiding member, and an adjustment member. The targeting member has an elongated body along a first longitudinal axis and can be coupled to an intramedullary implant such that the first longitudinal axis is parallel to the intramedullary implant. The targeting member includes a first bore extending along a second longitudinal axis through the elongated body, the first bore having a cross-section elongated in the direction of the first longitudinal axis. The first and second longitudinal axes define a first plane. The elongated guiding member passes through the first bore and is pivotable relative to the first longitudinal axis. The adjustment member is coupled to the elongated body and operable to change an orientation of the guiding member relative to the first longitudinal axis in the first plane. | 04-16-2009 |
20090099572 | Magnetic Targeting System And Method Of Using The Same - The present invention describes a magnetic targeting system suitable for guiding a biocompatible device to a target area within the body (in vivo) and method of using the same. The system includes a targeting member having a steering material and is attached to the biocompatible device. The system also includes at least one anchoring member constructed and arranged for the inclusion of a magnetic material effective for influencing the traversal of the steering material, in vivo. The magnetically influenced anchoring member interacts with the targeting member such that the biocompatible device is positionable relative to the target area. | 04-16-2009 |
20090118736 | Apparatus and Method for Aligning a Guide Pin for Joint Re-Surfacing - A drill guide for aligning a guide pin. In an embodiment, the drill guide comprises a base having a concave inner surface, an outer surface, and a central axis perpendicular to the inner surface. In addition, the drill guide comprises a drilling template extending axially from the outer surface of the base along the central axis. The drilling template includes a plurality of through-bores. Further, the drill guide comprises a first curved member extending along a central longitudinal axis from a fixed end integral with the base to a free end distal the base, and a second curved member extending along a central longitudinal axis from a fixed end integral with the base to a free end distal the base. The first curved member and the second curved member are angularly spaced about 180° apart relative to the central axis and include an elongate locking slot. | 05-07-2009 |
20090143784 | Tibial Aiming Device For The Double Channel Technique | 06-04-2009 |
20090149861 | JOINT FUSION APPARATUS FOR THE ANKLE-TYPE JOINT AND ARTHRODETIC PIN FOR USE IN SAID APPARATUS - Arthrodesis apparatus for first and second bones ( | 06-11-2009 |
20090157086 | Bone plate instrument and method - A drill guide for a bone plate which has holes therethrough for receiving bone screws. The drill guide includes a guide block having drill guide bores alignable with at least two bone screw receiving holes in the bone plate. A first locking element in inserted through a guide block drill guide bore. The locking element has a tip for engaging a bone screw receiving holes in the bone plate, the tip being selectively expandable to engage and disengage from the bone plate hole. A second locking element is mounted on the guide block and is engageable with a bone plate hole. The second locking element also has a tip for resiliently engaging walls of the bone plate hole wherein the tip of the first and second locking elements has a split portion. The first and second locking elements include an axially moveable rod for expanding the split tip portion to engage the plate | 06-18-2009 |
20090177208 | Surgical drill guide having keyway for axial alignment of a fastener for use for an orthopedic plate - A surgical drill guide for positioning, aligning, and of holes to be drilled in bone tissue has retaining means that holds the position and alignment of the drill guide body in a releasable manner with respect to a fastener hole in an orthopedic implant. The retaining means is a key guide that mates with a key way or key ways in or around a threaded locking hole of an orthopedic plate for alignment of a pilot hole and method of using the guide. The key guide has 2 to projections that extend in the direction of the axis of the hole, such as hemi cylindrical projections, and the plate has a corresponding female key way that receives the retaining means. The invention also relates to a method of aligning a locking fastener in a plate at a desired angle relative to a bone by using a surgical guide having a key interface with the plate to position and align a pilot hole. | 07-09-2009 |
20090192516 | System and Method for Joint Resurface Repair - A generic bone implant, or set of standardized implants, is created based on using a guide device to develop an axis normal to an articular surface of bone and collecting only one or two data points. A generic cutting tool is used to cut the bone to a point where a generic implant can be used. Several improved tools relating to the procedure for using such an implant, as well as methods for using implants consistent with the invention are further described, including: single-axis and biaxial drill guide tools and methods, generic single-axis implant methods and devices, generic biaxial implant methods and devices, tools and methods for holding or delivering an implant, removal or revision tools and methods, digital measuring systems and methods, and set of measuring gauges for determining the appropriate implant dimensions. | 07-30-2009 |
20090204121 | Drill Sleeve - A drill sleeve is provided for guiding a bone drill in alignment with the screw holes and drill guides. The drill sleeve includes a cylindrical body having a first end, a second end and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The cylindrical body includes a longitudinal bore therethrough that is sized for passage of a bone drill. The drill sleeve also includes a frictional retaining element for exerting a bearing force against the surface of the bone drill, such that the frictional retaining element may support at least the weight of the drill sleeve on the bone drill. The bone drill has graduated indicia, and a portion of the drill sleeve may be referenced relative to the indicia so as to be used as a depth gauge for determining the length of a drilled hole in order to select a screw fastener having the appropriate length. | 08-13-2009 |
20090216238 | Tools for performing less invasive orthopedic joint procedures - A tool set for preparing a joint, inserting an implant or removing an implant from a joint in an open or less invasive procedure generally comprises a set of nested tools, pin guides, jigs, and/or immobilization elements. The nested tool set comprises at least one pin and at least one cannulated tool. In some embodiments, the cannula can comprise tangs that project from the distal end of the cannula. The tangs can be offset such that drilling would remove different amounts of bone relative to drilling through a centered drill guide. The cannulated tool kit generally can comprise at least one tool guide/cannula, drill bits/reamer, syringe, and/or inserter. With the pin positioned into the joint, at least one cannula is positioned over and around the pin. The channel of the cannula guides the other tools into the joint. A plurality of cannulae in a nested arrangement can be used to afford selectively sized channels for tools and/or implants based on selected cannulae configuration. Jigs can be used to facilitate the procedure. Multiple implants can be placed to immobilize the joint. | 08-27-2009 |
20090240252 | TARGETING APPARATUS CONNECTING TO LOCKING NAILS FOR THE CORRECTION AND FIXATION OF FEMUR DEFORMITY OF A CHILD - A targeting apparatus for the correction of the deformity in proximal femur of a child is disclosed and includes a retention assembly; a cylindrical nail retention member tapered toward its half-spherical bottom end and including an upper through hole, a lower through hole, and a top cavity having inner threads for releasably secured to the retention assembly; a first locking nail including a forward threaded portion, an enlarged head, and a retaining recess in the head thereof; and a second locking nail including a forward threaded portion, an enlarged head, and a retaining recess in the head thereof. The invention has the advantages of reducing the area of wound when implanting the locking nails in the femur and saving labor during surgery. | 09-24-2009 |
20090240253 | Pin Centering Guide with Goniometer - An instrument assembly for placing a guide pin in a femoral neck of a patient with reference to a medullary guide wire for use in resurfacing a femoral head. The assembly comprises a femoral neck clamp configured to define a femoral neck center. A pin guide attaches to the femoral neck clamp. A pin guide portion of the pin guide is configured to define a pin guide path passing through the neck center. The pin guide portion is linked to pin guide engagement portion of an adjustable goniometer. The goniometer maintains a specific angle between the pin guide engagement portion and the medullary guide wire, and in turn maintains the pin guide path at the specific angle. | 09-24-2009 |
20090254094 | RATCHETING MECHANICAL DRIVER FOR CANNULATED SURGICAL SYSTEMS - A device for rotatably driving a cannulated tool along a guide wire. In one aspect, the device includes a coupling assembly for receiving the tool and guide wire as well as a ratchet mechanism permitting selective rotation between the device and the tool. The device further includes an elongate gripping portion extending transversely to the coupling assembly to provide a levered mechanical advantage while positioning the gripping portion out of the path of the guide wire. In another aspect, the device includes a handle having a through bore shorter than a predetermined length of a connection assembly through bore so that only a short portion of the guide wire is covered by the device. A method of driving a cannulated tool along a guide wire is also provided that includes rotating a gripping portion of a handle assembly about the tool in an arcuate path spaced from the tool. | 10-08-2009 |
20090287219 | Drill Guide And Method For Placing A Fixation Device Hole - The invention relates to a drill guide and method for providing a drill guide, where the drill guide is for placing a fixation device hole proximate to a bone tunnel in a bone. The drill guide includes a foot for placement in the bone tunnel in the bone and a leg extending from the foot and having a recess. A locator is placed within the recess and, in a retracted position, the locator is inside the leg. The locator is also hingedly connected to the leg such that, in an unretracted position, the locator rotates and extends outwardly from the recess for locating a fixation device hole. | 11-19-2009 |
20090299375 | CATHETER NAIL TARGETING GUIDE - An instrumentation or targeting guide for use with an orthopedic device, such as an intramedullary nail, for example. The guide includes a guide body having a handle portion and a barrel portion. An intramedullary nail is fixedly securable to the barrel portion via a locking bolt. The barrel portion includes at least one canal configured to receive a catheter, the canal aligned with a corresponding canal in the intramedullary nail. In use, a catheter may be inserted over a guide wire and through both the canal in the barrel portion of the guide body and through the corresponding canal in the intramedullary nail prior to insertion of the intramedullary nail into the intramedullary canal of a long bone. In this manner, the placement of the catheter for delivery of medications within in the intramedullary canal of the long bone is facilitated. | 12-03-2009 |
20090306675 | DRILL GUIDE ASSEMBLY - A drill guide assembly having an elongated body is configured with a first and second arm members extending from the elongated body. The second arm member is configured and adapted to be longitudinally movable along the elongated body towards and away from the first arm member for reducing fractured bones for repair. A guide housing provided on the second arm member is fitted with a removable sleeve. The removable sleeve is provided with a longitudinal bore for guiding a guide wire or a drill bit for drilling into the bones. | 12-10-2009 |
20090318926 | ADJUSTABLE ANGLE TARGETING DEVICE FOR AN INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL AND METHOD OF USE - An adjustable angle targeting device in one embodiment includes a holding member with a spherical upper surface and a lower surface, a first rotational alignment member for rotationally aligning an intramedullary nail with the holding member, a bore extending through the holding member and including a circular lower portion opening to the lower surface and a slot shaped upper portion opening to the upper surface, the slot having a length greater than the diameter of the circular lower portion, and a holding bolt for insertion through the bore and including (i) a shaft portion having a length greater than the length of the bore and a diameter less than the diameter of the circular lower portion, (ii) a coupling portion for coupling with the intramedullary nail and axially aligning the intramedullary nail, and (iii) a head with a bottom surface shaped complementary to the upper surface of the holding member. | 12-24-2009 |
20090318927 | ADJUSTABLE DRILL GUIDE - A drill guide for use with an orthopaedic drilling device includes a base and a sleeve movably coupled to the base. The base is configured to be coupled to a surgically-prepared surface of a patient's bone and includes cylindrical body defining a passageway therethrough and a pin coupled to the body. The sleeve includes a slot and the pin of the base is received through the slot of the sleeve. | 12-24-2009 |
20100004657 | Instruments and methods for inserting artificial intervertebral implants - Apparatus and methods for preparing a disc space and inserting an intervertebral disc implant therein are disclosed. Among the various instruments disclosed are a midline marker, a reference pin drill and insertion guide, a fin drill guide, a chisel guide, a sizer, a serrated broach, an implant dispenser, and an implant insertion tool. Methods of utilizing these tools are also disclosed. | 01-07-2010 |
20100004658 | Methods and tools for femoral resection in knee surgery - Tools for resecting the femur include an anchoring device, a three-way alignment guide and a six way alignment guide attachable to the anchoring device, a resection guide attachable to the three-way alignment guide and equipped with couplings for trackers, an A-P sizer, a femoral sizing block bushing attachable to the six-way alignment guide, a 4-in-i femoral cutting block, a 5-in-i positional alignment guide attachable to the six-way alignment guide, a pair of diodes, and a 5-in-one cutting block. Methods of utilizing the apparatus are also disclosed. | 01-07-2010 |
20100010496 | SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION ALIGNMENT GUIDE - A device and method for defining a trajectory for instruments in a sacroiliac joint fusion procedure employs a handle and two movable guidance arms that are separated by an adjustable distance. The first guidance arm has a substantially straight pronged distal end terminating in a first prong, a second prong and a space between the first prong and second prong defining a first point in a straight trajectory for inserting screws into a sacroiliac joint. The guidance arm forms a receiving bore on a distal end thereof to define a second point in the trajectory. The pronged distal end is inserted through a posterior incision in the patient into a cored-out sacroiliac joint, with the second guidance arm outside the body, and the orientation of the alignment guide is adjusted by pivoting the alignment guide about the pronged distal end to determine a suitable trajectory. Instruments and implements are placed along the trajectory and guided by the alignment guide to drill screw holes and insert screws used in the sacroiliac joint fusion procedure into the screw holes. | 01-14-2010 |
20100023018 | Spinous process fixated bilateral drilling guide - The application describes a bilateral drilling and screw placement guide adapted for fixation to the spinous process of a vertebral body. The positioning and surgical guiding instrument is adapted for use during a spinal surgical procedure in conjunction with a drilling tool, fastening device, e.g. a pedicle screw, K-wire or the like. The guide includes an engagement device for attachment to a region of the spinous process, to which an adjustably attached support member is affixed. This allows for immobilizing the guide upon the spinous process anatomical landmark, in a specific orientation with respect thereto. The guide includes a bilaterally adjustable drill guide assembly for precise anatomical positioning of the drill and screw placement guides bilaterally about the sagittal, axial and coronal planes so as to enable the defining of a plurality of drilling axes extending toward the vertebral body. The device further provides for adjustment to account for anatomical variations in width along the axial plane, and includes pointing and angular positioning functionality to insure repeatable and reliable pilot hole and screw placement along a plurality of angles. | 01-28-2010 |
20100030221 | CLAMPING SLEEVE FOR CLAMPING A CANNULATED DRILL AND A GUIDE WIRE - The present invention relates to a clamping sleeve for clamping a cannulated drill and a guide wire for medical purposes, wherein the clamping sleeve can be introduced into the chuck of a drilling machine, comprising: | 02-04-2010 |
20100057090 | TRANS-CUT SLOT ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM - An adjustable cut guide and a method of using the adjustable cut guide are disclosed herein. The adjustable cut guide has a guide surface disposed between an actuation mechanism and a base of the adjustable cut guide. The adjustable cut guide also has an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the distance between the guide surface and the base. The actuation mechanism may comprise an adjustment member having an engaged position and a disengaged position. In the engaged position, the adjustment member traverses the guide surface. The adjustment member may include a drive end for mating with, and actuating, the adjustment mechanism when the adjustment member is in the engaged position. | 03-04-2010 |
20100063511 | DEVICE FOR FASTENING A MARKER DEVICE TO A BONE - A device for fastening a marker device to a bone, comprising a fixing element including a mounting for the marker device, comprising a spring designed to contact an abutment for exerting a force between the abutment and the fixing element in the direction of the bone. | 03-11-2010 |
20100087829 | Patient Specific Alignment Guide With Cutting Surface and Laser Indicator - A patient-specific guiding system for guiding an instrument relative to a portion of an anatomical feature of a patient. The patient-specific guiding system includes a patient-specific guide. The guide includes a first portion having a first patient-specific inner surface that conforms to a first surface of the anatomical feature and an outer surface opposite the first patient-specific inner surface. The first portion also includes a guide surface for use in guiding the instrument relative to the anatomical feature. The guide also includes a second portion having a second patient-specific inner surface that conforms to a second surface of the anatomical feature and an outer surface opposite the second patient-specific inner surface. The second portion is removably connected to the first portion. | 04-08-2010 |
20100114104 | SYSTEM FOR ALIGNING A METERIAL-ABRADING TOOL RELATIVE TO AN INTERVERTEBRAL-DISC COMPARTMENT - A system for aligning a material-abrading tool ( | 05-06-2010 |
20100121337 | DEVICE FOR DRILLING ANGLED OSTEAL TUNNELS - A surgical drill guide device for drilling an angled osteal tunnel having an support rack having a first end and a second end; a drill guide sleeve having a passage for receiving a drill therethrough, the drill guide sleeve being adjustably securable and positionable on the rack between the first end and the second end of the rack; and a guide component secured on the first end of said rack, the guide component having a suture seizing mechanism for seizing a suture. | 05-13-2010 |
20100121338 | METHOD FOR DRILLING ANGLED OSTEAL TUNNELS - Methods for drilling an angled osteal tunnel into a bone by drilling or punching at least one first tunnel portion into the bone from a first surface location on the bone, the at least one first tunnel portion having an interior end within the bone and then drilling or punching at least one second tunnel portion into the bone from a second surface location on the bone using a guide component to guide a drill to the interior end of the first tunnel portion, whereby the at least one first tunnel portion and the at least one second tunnel portion intersect and connect at an angle, resulting in an angled osteal tunnel. | 05-13-2010 |
20100125277 | TRANSVERSE CENTERING TOOL WITH PIN PLACEMENT GUIDES - A centering tool for transverse centering between an upper vertebra and a lower vertebra is disclosed. The centering tool comprises a support portion having a proximal end and a distal end, two handles, and two pin placement guides, each guide having a hollow cylinder shape for the placement of a drill or pin on each of the upper and lower vertebrae. The two handles each have a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end of each handle is connected to the proximal end of the support portion, and the distal end of each handle ultimately contact the uncular joint of one of the vertebrae when centering is achieved. Preferably, each handle has a spring that biases the handle in a closed position so that the distal portions of both handles abut each other in a resting or closed position. | 05-20-2010 |
20100130983 | Drill Guide for Angled Trajectories - A system for establishing a trajectory for a pilot hole includes a plate comprising a screw hole defined by a rim and an inner surface surrounding the screw hole, and a drill guide comprising a body having a guide well formed therein, the guide well defined by a wide opening in the body disposed opposite a narrow opening in the body and an interior surface that tapers from the wide opening to the narrow opening, the narrow opening surrounded by a tip of the body, the tip configured to fit into the screw hole. | 05-27-2010 |
20100137872 | Drill guide for cruciate ligament repair - A guide that facilitates the creation of two bone tunnels for use during a “double bundle” cruciate ligament repair. In the case of an anterior cruciate ligament repair the guide facilitates the formation of two tibial tunnels extending between a single aperture on the anterior tibia and two distinct apertures on the tibial plateau. The guide has a single angled throughbore for guiding a drill bit on a predetermined angle relative to the anterior portion of the tibial tunnel. In an alternative embodiment the guide has two independent and non-intersecting bores which allow the simultaneous placement into the tibial tunnel of two separate guide pins to guide the formation of two tibial tunnels on the tibial plateau. | 06-03-2010 |
20100137873 | Aiming Arm for Bone Plates - An aiming guide aligns a surgical tool with a hole in a bone plate. The aiming guide includes an arm portion having a longitudinal axis, top and bottom surfaces, and first and second ends. The aiming guide further includes a handle portion having upper and lower ends. The handle portion is, at its lower end, connected to the bone plate. The handle portion is, at its upper end, connected to the arm portion. Bores extend from the top surface to the lower surface of the arm portion. Each bore is configured and dimensioned to receive a tool guide in at least two different preset positions which locates the channel in at least two different hole positions. The bore includes two diametrically opposed slots extending along at least a portion of a length of the bore, the slots configured and dimensioned to mate with diametrically opposed knobs extending radially outward from a tool guide. The tool guide has a head and a sleeve portion, which has a centered channel. The sleeve portion and channel are eccentric with respect to the head portion. The tool guide is inserted in a first preset position in order to align a surgical tool with one portion of a two-portion bone plate hole, or in a second preset position rotated 180° from the first preset position, in order to align a surgical tool with the second portion of a two-portion bone plate hole. | 06-03-2010 |
20100145351 | Surgical Drill Guide For Shape Memory Clamps - A surgical drill guide for guiding a drill bit and limiting the depth of holes drilled by is disclosed. In some embodiments the surgical drill guide includes the following: a body including a drill bit entry side and a tissue contact side opposite the drill bit entry side, the drill bit entry side having first and second surfaces that are offset from one another, the tissue contact side including a tissue contact surface that is defined by one or more tissue contact points; drill bit guide holes extending from the drill bit entry side of the first and second surfaces to the tissue contact side of the body; and implant storage holes defined in one of the plurality of sides of the body for storing shape memory implants during shipment of the system, the implant storage holes being spaced a distance commensurate to dimensions of the shape memory implant. | 06-10-2010 |
20100152745 | Adjustable pin drill guide and methods therefor - An adjustable pin drill guide and method for using an adjustable pin drill guide to prepare a vertebral body space to receive an implant are disclosed. The method includes providing an adjustable pin drill guide, producing a gap by removing tissue between a first vertebral body and a second vertebral body, inserting into the gap first and second extensions of the guide in a first position, moving the first extension and the second extension to a second position, drilling a first hole in the first vertebral body through a first opening in the guide, drilling a second hole in the second vertebral body through a second opening in the guide, placing a first pin into the first hole, and placing a second pin into the second hole. The first and second extensions are preferably in parallel planes when in the first and second positions. | 06-17-2010 |
20100160924 | Drill guide with angle verification - A method and instrument is used for inserting a bone screw into a hole in a bone plate and into bone at a maximum angulation of a bone screw central longitudinal axis with respect to a central axis of the hole. The maximum angulation is that which places the head of the bone screw at or below an outwardly facing surface of the bone plate. The instrument has a distal end including a gauge element, spaced proximally from an end surface of the distal end when in contact with a counterbore surrounding the plate hole. The space is less than or equal to a distance from the counterbore surface to the outwardly facing surface of the bone plate. The instrument is tilted with respect to a central axis of the bone plate hole to an angle wherein the gauge element remains at or below the outwardly facing surface of the bone plate adjacent the counterbore. A hole is drilled in the bone through a guide bore in the instrument. | 06-24-2010 |
20100160925 | Apparatus and Method for Aiming a Surgical Tool - An easy to use mechanical apparatus intended for aiming a surgical tool is provided. Embodiments of the apparatus offer movement in multiple planes while guaranteeing, given proper placement of the leading end of a locator tool at a target, that the leading end of a second tool be placed at precisely the same target. Methods of using the apparatus as well as kits including the apparatus are also provided. | 06-24-2010 |
20100185204 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING SPINAL SURGERY - A cutting guide for use in spinal surgery includes a body member with a first surface and an opposite, second surface. The cutting guide includes slots and corner holes to guide surgical instruments therethrough. The cutting guide can also include at least one fixation tab with a hole for receiving a fixation device therethrough. A scaffold device includes a sidewall defining an internal cavity. The scaffold device also includes at least one fixation tab with a hole for receiving a fixation device therethrough. | 07-22-2010 |
20100191247 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ARTHROSCOPIC TRANSHUMERAL ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR - Apparatuses and methods are provided for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair incorporating a transhumeral bone tunnel. The apparatus comprises a number of components that can also be considered a repair system to include a drill guide, a marking hook, and a drill with a removable tip that serves as a bone anchor. In another aspect, the invention provides a suture especially adapted for securing both soft tissue and bone anchors that reduces forces transmitted to the anchors by secondary anchoring of the suture within the bone tunnel based on the geometry of the anchor. In additional aspects of the invention, the components of the drill guide assembly comprise a cannulated marking hook and a drill guide with multiple bores. In additional aspects of the invention, an implantable bone anchor is provided that is especially adapted for placement through a bone tunnel, and wherein the implantable anchor is collapsible to increase the effective size of the anchor for securing the anchor to the far side opening of the bone tunnel through which the anchor was placed. Methods of the invention include a method of arthroscopic repair of a rotator cuff, and methods of activating an implantable anchor. | 07-29-2010 |
20100191248 | ARTHROSCOPIC TUNNEL GUIDE FOR ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR - A drill guide assembly for drilling a tunnel having a fixed, non-zero radius of curvature, where the drill guide assembly includes a housing and a sleeve, or cutting tube, configured to reciprocate within the distal portion where the sleeve, or cutting tube, is configured to receive a bone cutting instrument. | 07-29-2010 |
20100228258 | INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL TARGETING DEVICE - An intramedullary nail targeting device for detecting the precise location and position of an opening in an intramedullary nail in a bone or similar object within a body of tissue is described. The device includes a body with a handle end and a drill sleeve end, an activation button, a drill sleeve connected to the drill sleeve end and having a first proximal end and a second distal end. The drill sleeve has a length necessary to extend through the depth of the tissue and includes a sensor foot and a drill guide. The sensor foot includes a sensor array for sensing the opening in the intramedullary nail when the sensor foot is placed on or near the surface of the bone. | 09-09-2010 |
20100262153 | PARALLEL DRILL GUIDE - A parallel drill guide and system which maintains contact on the bone at various angles. The parallel drill guide comprises a fixed sleeve and a parallel, axially slidable, sleeve for guiding the insertion of two parallel wires or pins into bone at any angle while maintaining contact between the bone and the guide. The drill guide is also provided with a locking mechanism that locks the slidable sleeve into position at any lateral distance relative to the fixed sleeve, using a novel off-axis locking device. | 10-14-2010 |
20100274256 | System and Method for Identifying a Landmark - A field generator for use in a surgical targeting system is disclosed. The field generator includes a mounting structure including elements that are configured to receive components of an electromagnetic field generator. The elements are disposed on the mounting structure at locations and orientations relative to each other. The field generator includes at least one covering formed over the mounting structure, wherein, in use, the locations and orientations of the elements relative to each other remain substantially unaltered after exposure to one or more sterilization processes. | 10-28-2010 |
20100292703 | PINLESS TECHNIQUE FOR COMPUTER ASSISTED ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - A method and system ( | 11-18-2010 |
20100312249 | Surgical Drill Guide With Awl and Method of Use - A drill guide and pin system is provided whereby a drill may be inserted through a drill sleeve into a bone portion to provide a drill bore. For some embodiments, a cooperating pin provides a pin bore which intersects the drill bore at a predetermined angle α and predetermined location relative to at least one of the drill sleeve and/or bore. The pin may have an integral catch so that when a wire is inserted through the drill bore, the catch can pull the wire through the pin bore for use in various surgical techniques. Some embodiments have an articulated arm which can lock in a fixed position in a fixed configuration and have a moveable configuration as well. | 12-09-2010 |
20100324566 | DRILL-TAP-SCREW DRILL GUIDE - A surgical drill guide for use with a bone plate having fastener holes oriented at predetermined angles with respect to the plate, the surgical drill guide having at least one alignment drill guiding barrel that is aligned with the respective fastener holes in the bone plate for drilling the holes at the desired range of angles permitted by the plate hole. | 12-23-2010 |
20110015642 | GUIDE PIN PLACEMENT FOR HIP RESURFACING - An instrument for guide pin placement in a femoral head and neck of a patient, the instrument having a reference pin guide member and a retrograde pin guide member adjustably attached to the reference pin guide member. The reference guide pin member has a bore configured for use in positioning and guiding an external reference pin. The retrograde pin guide member has a plurality of retrograde pin bores for use in positioning and guiding a retrograde reference pin into the femoral neck and head of the patient using a retrograde approach. If an initial retrograde reference pin is not positioned properly, one of the plurality of retrograde pin bores is used to insert another retrograde reference pin in a more desirable position using a retrograde approach. | 01-20-2011 |
20110015643 | LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION GUIDE ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF USE - The surgical guide assembly and methods of use utilize the geometric and trigonometric relationships of triangles to position bone tunnel positions for ligament reconstruction surgery. In one embodiment, the surgical guide assembly comprises a first guide pin and a guide frame having a first pin channel and a second pin channel, each channel having a channel longitudinal axis that is positioned at an angle to the other about a central convergence point. The assembly further includes a reference facility whereby placement of the first pin in the first pin channel predetermines the position of the longitudinal axis of the second pin channel relative to the first pin. In one embodiment, the position of the channels corresponds to the position of bone tunnels in a double-bundle ligament reconstruction procedure. Methods of using the guide assembly are also disclosed. | 01-20-2011 |
20110040303 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSERTION OF AN ELONGATE PIN INTO A SURFACE - A trajectory structure is configured for contact with a surface to dictate an insertion trajectory of a pin relative to the surface. A location structure is configured to allow longitudinal passage of at least a portion of the pin therethrough to dictate an insertion location of the pin relative to the surface. An elongate handling rod is connected to the trajectory structure and the location structure. The handling rod supports the trajectory structure and the location structure for manipulation by a user. The handling rod spaces the trajectory structure and the location structure longitudinally apart. The trajectory structure is connected to the handling rod for trajectory adjustment in at least two degrees of freedom relative to the handling rod. The insertion trajectory of the pin insertion is substantially dependent upon the trajectory adjustment. A method for inserting an elongate guide pin into a bone surface is also provided. | 02-17-2011 |
20110046631 | DRILL GUIDE HAVING A LIMIT STOP - The present invention relates to a drill guide ( | 02-24-2011 |
20110054483 | DEVICE FOR LIMITING THE DRILLING DEPTH OF A DRILL - A stop is used for limiting the drill depth of an osteotomy drill bit within a bore in bone. This stop may have a generally tubular body for being releasably mounted on the drill bit and have a cam slot disposed at the body and used for defining a plurality of axial positions. The cam slot is configured for releasably securing a cam follower associated with a drill assembly that extends radially relative to a longitudinal axis of the drill bit assembly to axially secure the stop to the drill bit assembly. Additionally, the stop includes an apical end section that is configured to engage bone adjacent to the bore and limit the apical motion of the drill bit. | 03-03-2011 |
20110054484 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE ENDOSCOPIC SYSTEMS FOR PLACING INTRAMEDULLARY NAILS AND METHODS THEREFOR - A system for percutaneously placing intramedullary nails includes a guide wire ( | 03-03-2011 |
20110060343 | BONE REGENERATION DEVICE - A device for bone regeneration includes an end section ( | 03-10-2011 |
20110077656 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TREATING A STRUCTURAL BONE AND JOINT DEFORMITY - The various embodiments disclosed herein relate to implantable devices for the treatment of a structural bone and deformity. More specifically, the various embodiments include systems, devices, and methods for implantation of a flexible or tension band for treating such a deformity, including hallux valgus. | 03-31-2011 |
20110082461 | DRILL GUIDE - The present invention relates to a drill guide for use in the dental field. The drill guide comprises a one-part or multi-part grip and at least two guide sleeves which each have an upper end and a lower end, the grip having a top face and an underside. At least part of the underside of the grip is intended to bear on a drill jig. The at least two guide sleeves protrude from the underside of the grip. | 04-07-2011 |
20110106095 | DRILL GUIDE ASSEMBLY - A drill guide assembly for determining the axis for drilling a bore in a generally dome-shaped bone to receive a component of an orthopaedic joint prosthesis is described. The drill guide assembly includes a drill guide sleeve, a carriage and a platform. The drill guide sleeve is mounted in the carriage towards a first end so that the angular orientation of the drill guide sleeve relative to the carriage can be adjusted about at least one axis. The carriage includes at least one threaded angle-adjustment screw which extends between the carriage and the drill guide sleeve by which the angular orientation of the drill guide sleeve can be adjusted. The platform is fastenable to the bone, and includes at least three feet depending from the platform to engage the surface of the bone with the bone extending towards the platform into the space between the feet. | 05-05-2011 |
20110112544 | SURGICAL GUIDE WITH TAPERED HOLES - A drill guide uses a hole in a layer to guide a drill along an axial trajectory while permitting off-axis excursions of the drill during use. A number of such drill guides at varying heights from a target surface may be used sequentially or concurrently to enforce the axial trajectory in three dimensions during a surgical operation. A drill guide may include a hole in a layer that establishes a single point along the axial trajectory, or the drill guide may include multiple layers in a single device to establish two or more points along the trajectory while allowing off-axis insertion of a drill into the guide. The drill guide may be cuttable to accommodate intraoperative changes to the axial trajectory. In embodiments, a window or the like may be provided to permit a surgeon to view drill depth, drill orientation, the surgical site and the like during a procedure. | 05-12-2011 |
20110125159 | INSTRUMENTS FOR A VARIABLE ANGLE APPROACH TO A JOINT - Instruments and associated methods are disclosed for treating joints, and particularly bone tissue. One of these instruments may be a positioning instrument for controlled delivery of a device to a target site of the bone tissue being treated. The positioning instrument may comprise a main body extending at one end into an indicator probe for visual determination of a target site of a bone to be treated, and at an opposite end into a handle. A rail extends from the main body. The instrument also includes an alignment guide having a device portal for insertion of a device therethrough, the alignment guide being detachable and movable along a length of the rail. The device may comprise an implant insertion tool, an injection catheter, a cavity creation tool such as a bone drill, for example, or the device may be an implantable device. | 05-26-2011 |
20110125160 | INSTRUMENTS FOR TARGETING A JOINT DEFECT - Instruments and associated methods are disclosed for treating joints, and particularly bone tissue. One of these instruments may be a positioning instrument for controlled delivery of a device to a target site of the bone tissue being treated. The positioning instrument may comprise an alignment guide having a device portal for insertion of a device therethrough. The positioning instrument may have an indicator probe having an extended arm, and a handle portion for maneuvering the positioning instrument. Another instrument may be a device for placement through the device portal of the alignment guide and to the target site. The device may comprise an implant insertion tool, an injection catheter, a cavity creation tool such as a bone drill, for example, or the device may be an implantable device. | 05-26-2011 |
20110166581 | SURGICAL DRILL AIMER - A surgical drill aimer ( | 07-07-2011 |
20110218545 | PATIENT-SPECIFIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY GUIDES - An orthopedic device for joint arthroplasty includes a patient-specific alignment guide constructed and configured for a specific patient from medical scans that show a bone surface of a bone of the patient without any overlying soft tissue. The patient-specific alignment guide includes a patient-specific inner surface configured to be offset from and mimic the bone surface and form a clearance for soft tissue overlying the bone surface. The alignment guide also includes a plurality of patient-specific contact areas configured to mate and register directly on the bone surface without intervening soft tissue for direct bone registration. The plurality of patient-specific contact areas includes non-contiguous surface contact areas. | 09-08-2011 |
20110238074 | System and Method for Retrograde Procedure - A system and method may be used for accessing an articular surface and for preparing an implant site on the articular surface. The method may include locating a portion of the articular. An access passage may be drilled towards the articular surface though bone behind the articular surface. An implant site may be excised in the articular surface relative to an axis defined by the access passage. | 09-29-2011 |
20110245838 | PERCUTANEOUS TRANSPEDICULAR ACCESS, FUSION, DISCECTOMY, AND STABILIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Apparatus and methods for accessing an inferior vertebra, a superior vertebra, and a disc space therebetween via a transpedicular approach in the inferior vertebra that may include creating a channel normal to the pedicle and using an offset guide to create a second transpedicular channel at an angle to the first, normal pedicle channel where the second transpedicular channel passes into the inferior vertebra, superior vertebra, or the disc space therebetween. | 10-06-2011 |
20110251621 | DRILL SHAFT WITH OFFSET GUIDE - A drill guide formed by a cannulated body with a distal opening and at least one drill guide arm extending from the outer wall forming the cannulated body at an acute angle is disclosed. The inner channel formed by the cannulated body may be concentric with the cannulated body. The drill guide arm may extend at an angle from the outer wall and may extend from the outer wall at a point generally opposite to a distalmost point on the distal surface. As such, the drill guide arm may be offset from the inner channel forming the cannulated body, thereby enabling the inner channel to be aligned and concentric with the cannulated body forming the inner channel. | 10-13-2011 |
20110282350 | TIBIAL CROSS-PIN FIXATION TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTATION - Techniques and reconstruction systems for ACL repair by providing cross-pin fixation of a graft within a tibial tunnel. The invention provides tibial fixation techniques according to which cross-pin fixation of a graft (for example, an Anterior Tibialis allograft) is achieved on the tibial side, close to the jointline, by a single incision and with cortical fixation. | 11-17-2011 |
20110295263 | Navigation System For Remote-Controlled Actuator - A remote controlled actuator ( | 12-01-2011 |
20120004663 | System and Method for Joint Resurface Repair - A generic bone implant, or set of standardized implants, is created based on using a guide device to develop an axis normal to an articular surface of bone and collecting only one or two data points. A generic cutting tool is used to cut the bone to a point where a generic implant can be used. Several improved tools relating to the procedure for using such an implant, as well as methods for using implants consistent with the invention are further described, including: single-axis and biaxial drill guide tools and methods, generic single-axis implant methods and devices, generic biaxial implant methods and devices, tools and methods for holding or delivering an implant, removal or revision tools and methods, digital measuring systems and methods, and set of measuring gauges for determining the appropriate implant dimensions. | 01-05-2012 |
20120022543 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATING A FEMORAL NECK GUIDE WIRE - A pin alignment guide may be placed on an end of a bone for guiding a pin along a central axis of the bone. The bone has a length extending away from the end of the bone. A body may be configured to overlie the end of the bone. The body may have a contact surface configured to contact the bone and a guide surface configured to guide a pin into the bone. A rod portion may be configured to extend along the length of the bone away from the end of the bone. An extension may be configured to attach to the body and extend away from the body, the extension further configured to couple to the rod portion, such that the rod portion may be aligned along the length of the bone thereby positioning the guide surface of the body to guide the pin. | 01-26-2012 |
20120029523 | Guide pin positioner - A guide for a pin for proper placement for guiding a reamer to make a bone tunnel for femoral ACL/PCL reconstruction features a base ring with spaced struts to allow visual access to the native ligament stump. Alternatively the base ring can be supported by a see-through structure. The ring can be circular where it contacts the bone or elliptical depending on the relation of the plane in which the distal surface of the ring is disposed and the axis of the cannulated tool body. The dimensional differences between and inner and outer surface of the base ring allows visualization of two different dimensions for a proposed tunnel location. | 02-02-2012 |
20120041445 | CUSTOMIZED PATIENT-SPECIFIC ACETABULAR ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF USE AND FABRICATION - A customized patient-specific acetabular orthopaedic surgical instrument is disclosed. A method for fabricating and using the orthopaedic surgical instrument us also disclosed. | 02-16-2012 |
20120041446 | Patient Selectable Joint Arthroplasty Devices and Surgical Tools Incorporating Anatomical Relief - Disclosed herein are methods, compositions and tools for repairing articular surfaces repair materials and for repairing an articular surface. The articular surface repairs are customizable or highly selectable by patient and geared toward providing optimal fit and function. The surgical tools are designed to be customizable or highly selectable by patient to increase the speed, accuracy and simplicity of performing total or partial arthroplasty. | 02-16-2012 |
20120059382 | GUIDE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION - One embodiment of a ligament reconstruction guide assembly comprises a bracket, a cannulated guide and a reference element. Embodiments of these assembly elements are combined and shaped in a manner that allow a surgeon to carefully position the attachment sites for anterior or posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction procedures. Embodiments of the guide assembly comprise a footprint target tip that assists locating the attachment sites for single or double bundle reconstruction procedures from an anterior or posterior position. Embodiments of the guide assembly have the cannulated guide aligned with apertures in the footprint target tip to properly locate and position the bone tunnels. This combination and shape allows proper positioning of a drill and tunnel and reduces the possibility of wounds to the knee during tunnel creation. In some embodiments there are different shaped, removable footprint target tips. | 03-08-2012 |
20120109140 | Implant Instrument and Guide System for the Implant Instrument - A guide system for implant instrument has a guide ring attached to the surgical guide supported by teeth, etc. and a ring guide body attached to a drill for forming an implant hole in jawbone. The guide ring is provided with a slit portion on its side face through which a drill bur is inserted from its lateral side at the time of drilling a hole, and the ring guide body of the drill is guided into the guide ring for formation of an implant hole. | 05-03-2012 |
20120116410 | SURGICAL DRILL GUIDE - A drill guide system is provided for forming a hole along a desired trajectory in the bone of a surgical patient. The drill guide system comprises a drill bit defining a drill bit axis and a drill guide comprising a frame having a proximal arm and a distal arm fixedly spaced apart. The drill guide further comprises a first guide portion extending from the proximal arm and including a first channel defining a first guide axis, and a pointer projecting proximally from the distal arm and aligned with the first guide axis. The drill bit is transversely insertable into the first channel into an operational position in which the drill bit is constrained to translate only along the first guide axis. | 05-10-2012 |
20120116411 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND APPARATUSES FOR BONY FIXATION AND DISK REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT METHODS RELATED THERETO - The present invention features new methods, apparatuses and devices for fixing adjacent bone segments, segments of a bony structure and adjacent vertebrate of a spine. The methods, apparatuses and devices utilize a new apparatus for forming a channel in a surface of the bone or bony structure segments or adjacent vertebra or a channel submerged within the bone or bony structure segments or adjacent vertebra. In more particular embodiments such apparatuses and methods including forming an arcuate channel and which channel can receive therein a curved rod or implant member, which also preferably is arcuate, and avoids the associated problems with prior cage or straight rod and screw systems. Also featured are systems, apparatuses and methods for repairing, replacing or augmenting the nucleus and/or annulus of a disc. | 05-10-2012 |
20120123428 | Repositioning Forceps With A Drilling Aid - A repositioning forceps serves for holding two bone parts together which bone parts are to be connected. Two scissors-like forceps halves are connected via a hinge. Each of said two forceps halves has a distal section having a laterally outwardly curved branch and a proximal section having a grip part. The laterally outwardly curved branch has distal ends directed towards each other in a closed position of the reposition forceps. A drilling aid is mounted at one of said curved branches. Said drilling aid is rotatable at least about a rotation axis extending perpendicular to said forceps plane. Said drilling aid has a drilling tool guide extending along a guide axis extending along said branch. | 05-17-2012 |
20120143203 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING TOOL TIP POSITION OF REMOTE-CONTROLLED ACTUATOR - Provided is a tool tip position detecting device ( | 06-07-2012 |
20120158005 | Guide device for insertion of blocking screws used to align insertion of intramedullary nail - A blocking screw insertion guide useful for proper alignment of blocking screws used in intramedullary nail fixation of fractured long bones. The insertion guide including a intramedullary nail dummy head consisting of a short segment of the proximal portion of an intramedullary nail; a nail insertion handle of the type used to insert intramedullary nails; and a blocking screw guide portion. The invention also includes a method of intramedullary nail fixation of fractured long bones using the inventive blocking screw insertion guide. | 06-21-2012 |
20120191103 | COMPONENTS FOR GUIDED THREADING OF BONE - In certain embodiments, a combination of a guide sleeve for a surgical template, a drill, and a thread forming tool is disclosed. The guide sleeve has a guide surface for guiding the thread forming tool. The drill has at least one cutting edge for cutting a recess in bone. The thread forming tool has a thread forming section for forming at least one thread in bone, and a guide section for guidance by the guide surface of the guide sleeve, the thread forming section comprising an apical portion, and a coronal portion. In certain embodiments, a maximum diameter of the apical portion of the thread forming section is smaller than or equal to a maximum diameter of the cutting edge of the drill. | 07-26-2012 |
20120197261 | REAMER GUIDE SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE - A reamer guide system may include a reamer guide that is configured to guide a reamer to at least two bones that are to be reamed to form a countersink. The reamer guide may be configured to temporarily couple to the at least two bones that are to be reamed so as to prevent substantial separation of the at least two bones during the reaming. The reamer guide system may further include a positioning aid that is configured to receive a locating element. The locating element is configured to temporarily couple to a target location adjacent the bones that are to be reamed. The reamer is configured to receive the locating element and advance along the locating element to the target location. | 08-02-2012 |
20120203236 | SURGICAL GUIDE - A surgical guide and methods for facilitating the insertion of at least a portion of a surgical instrument into an intracranial ventricle and/or drilling a burr hole to access an intracranial ventricle are provided. The surgical guide includes a frame member adapted to be positioned over a portion of a patient's head, two plugs adapted to be positioned within a patient's external auditory meatuses and a guide member attached to a portion of the frame member for receiving the surgical instrument and ensuring the proper trajectory for inserting the surgical instrument at an appropriate angle in the plane of the external auditory meatuses. | 08-09-2012 |
20120209278 | PATELLAR PROSTHESES AND INSTRUMENTATION - Instrumentation for preparation of a bone includes a first guide having a first collet and a second collet. The first and second collets are formed around divergent first and second axes, and share a common opening. A bone preparation instrument may be inserted into each of the collets toward a bone. A second guide may be carried in the first guide, and a bone preparation instrument inserted through the second guide toward the bone, along a third axis. | 08-16-2012 |
20120232560 | Orthopedic Surgical Pin Positioning Device - An orthopedic drill guide and surgical pin positioning device includes a primary surgical pin for insertion into a fractured bone and a longitudinal drum supported on said primary surgical pin. A set screw is also provided in said longitudinal drum for preventing the longitudinal drum from rotation about the primary surgical pin. A transverse drum is also provided and is rotatably disposed in the longitudinal drum as is a set screw for fixing the position of the transverse drum with respect to the longitudinal drum. A secondary pin extends through the transverse drum and is fixed in a second position on the hard tissue of the fractured bone. Finally, a pair of aligned openings extends through the transverse drum for guiding a drill bit and locating a surgical pin within the broken bone. | 09-13-2012 |
20120239051 | Device and Method for Retroversion Correction for Shoulder Arthroplasty - A kit for implanting a glenoid component in one embodiment includes a retroversion glenoid component including a generally flat glenoid bone contacting surface defining a first plane, a first offset peg extending away from the glenoid bone contacting surface, a concave articulating surface, an upper surface extending about the concave articulating surface and generally opposite to the glenoid bone contacting surface, the upper surface defining a second plane, the second plane angled with respect to the first plane, and a drill guide configured to guide a drill in forming a bore in a scapula to receive the first offset peg. | 09-20-2012 |
20120239052 | SURGICAL K-WIRE AND SURGICAL SCREW SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a surgical K-wire for guiding a bone screw comprising a longitudinal channel, which said K-wire comprises a proximal and a distal end, wherein a closure element for closing-off the distal end outlet opening of the longitudinal channel of the bone screw is arranged or formed at the distal end. | 09-20-2012 |
20120253352 | RECONSTRUCTIVE JOINT TUNNEL DRILLING LOCATOR - An acromioclavicular joint guide for forming multiple drill tunnels spaced apart by a predetermined distance employs two drill guides in a pivoting arrangement allowing one drill guide to pivot around the axis of the other. The drill guides are each disposed in a respective sleeve of a pivot block for insertion toward the surgical member along nonintersecting axes defined by the sleeve. An elongated arm attaches to the pivot block at a proximate end and has a aimer point at a distal end, in which the arm may extend around the surgical member via an inverted portion or bend such that the aimer point is on the insertion axis of the primary drill guide. In this manner the aimer point locates an exit of the hole from the insertion point defined by the primary drill guide, and the pivotal drill guide defines a second tunnel at the predetermined distance. | 10-04-2012 |
20120283737 | Guide Tube Positioning Method in Polymeric Material Plate, Tomographic Reference Support and Guide Tube Positioning Device - A method is described for positioning a guide tube on a plate to be positioned over a patient's mandible or maxilla, forming a surgical guide that allows for positioning the guide tube on the exact position so as to enable the drilling of a perfect hole in the patient's bone portion and the subsequent positioning of an implant exactly on the planned spot. A tomographic reference support is described for fixing a guide tube positioning device, and a guide tube positioning device is described for positioning one or more guide tubes on an acrylic plate or the like, configuring a surgical guide. | 11-08-2012 |
20120283738 | MIDLINE REFERENCING FEMORAL SIZING CALIPER - A sizing caliper for facilitating the selection of a femoral component of a knee prosthesis includes a caliper body, a drill guide body, a stylus tower and a graduated stylus slidably coupled to the stylus tower. The caliper body, the stylus tower and the two drill guide body portions are configured to be slidably linked to each other, whereby as the caliper body and the stylus tower are linearly displaced, in opposite directions along the longitudinal axis L of the sizing caliper, relative to the two drill guide body portions, the caliper body and the stylus tower are linearly displaced at an equal rate relative to the drill guide body portions and the drill guide holes remain located at the midpoint of an anterior/posterior dimension defined by the distance between the tip of the stylus and the base portion. | 11-08-2012 |
20120296340 | System and method for hyoidplasty - Methods and devices are disclosed for manipulating the hyoid bone, such as to treat obstructive sleep apnea. A conformable implant is positioned adjacent a hyoid bone. The spatial orientation of the hyoid bone is manipulated, to affect the configuration of the airway. The implant restrains the hyoid bone in the manipulated configuration. The implant is positioned adjacent to pharyngeal structures to dilate the pharyngeal airway and/or to support the pharyngeal wall against collapse. The implant may be attached to the hyoid bone using a clamp delivery tool that is adapted to releasably engage the implant. | 11-22-2012 |
20120303037 | ADJUSTABLE AIMING ASSEMBLY - Provided are distal aiming assemblies useful in aiming fixation members for insertion into an intramedullary device, such as a nail. The assemblies include a spring that flexibly connects an elongate arm to a base. The spring enables deflection of the elongate arm to compensate for curvature of the intramedullary device when inserted into a bone, in turn enabling the user to accurately install fixation members into the intramedullary device through the deflected elongate arm. | 11-29-2012 |
20120303038 | AIMING DEVICE HAVING RADIO-OPAQUE MARKERS - An aiming arm can include at least a pair of radiographic markers that define a first radiographic image characteristic when a radiographic image source is not adequately aligned with the aiming arm, and a second desired radiographic image characteristic when the radiographic image source is adequately aligned with the aiming arm. Once the radiographic image source has been aligned with the aiming arm, the position of the aiming arm relative to an underlying implant can be visually inspected to determine whether the aiming arm is aligned with the underlying implant. | 11-29-2012 |
20120323248 | ARTHROSCOPIC METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TISSUE ATTACHMENT TO BONE - Methods are described wherein bone constructs of a patient are used to arthroscopically attach sutures to torn or dysfunctional tissue. A suture or multiple sutures are passed through intersecting/bisecting tunnels formed in the bone. An end of the suture extends from each of the tunnels, and the ends are used to secure the tissue to the bone, such as by arthroscopic tying of the ends, and pulling the tissue against the bone. Devices for performing the methods are also described. | 12-20-2012 |
20120323249 | DRILL GUIDE - A drill guide comprising: a body comprising a hole extending therethrough for guiding a drill; and an alignment tool, the alignment tool being operable to connect the body to an intramedullary rod, such that the orientation of the body is fixable with respect to the intramedullary rod in an anteroposterior plane and in a transverse plane. | 12-20-2012 |
20120330321 | ANATOMIC FEMORAL GUIDE - An anatomic femoral guide positions bone tunnels corresponding to the AM and PL bundles in ACL repair and reconstruction procedures. A template guide disposed in a surgical field proximate to a surgical member such as a femur or tibia defines a surgical footprint of the resulting bone tunnel. The template includes apertures corresponding to the size of the bone tunnels for the respective (AM or PL) bundles, and allows positioning at the drilling site to identify the size and location of the bone tunnel, as well as the relative distance between tunnels for double bundle procedures. An offset angle in the template provides differing orientations of the template apertures for visualizing the actual bone tunnel placement. The template has an aperture positionable parallel to a tibial plateau formation on the tibia, and the template orients a second aperture angled by the offset angle for positioning the second tunnel. | 12-27-2012 |
20120330322 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TREATING A STRUCTURAL BONE AND JOINT DEFORMITY - The various embodiments disclosed herein relate to implantable devices for the treatment of a structural bone and deformity. More specifically, the various embodiments include systems, devices, and methods for implantation of a flexible or tension band for treating such a deformity, including hallux valgus. | 12-27-2012 |
20130006258 | INSTRUMENT FOR FRACTURE FRAGMENT ALIGNMENT AND STABILIZATION - An instrument for locating an axis of a blocking screw is disclosed. The instrument is applicable for a retrograde installation of a femoral intramedullary device or an antegrade installation of a tibial intramedullary device. The instrument includes a drill jig with a radiolucent frame portion and a mounting portion. The mounting portion is adapted to connect to an intramedullary device, and the frame portion has at least one aperture for locating the axis of the blocking screw. The drill jig is adjustable to locate the aperture in a longitudinal or rotational direction relative to the intramedullary device. | 01-03-2013 |
20130012952 | ORTHOPEDIC GUIDE AND METHOD - A guide and method for cutting bones adjacent a joint at locations referenced to the joint anatomy is presented. | 01-10-2013 |
20130012953 | ORTHOPEDIC SUTURE PASSER AND METHOD - Instruments and techniques to pass a suture are presented. In one illustrative example, a suture passer includes a drill guide and is able to form a tunnel in a bone and pass a suture through the tunnel so formed. | 01-10-2013 |
20130018381 | Alignment Device for Distal Targeting - A device is for aligning an aiming hole of an aiming device with a locking hole of an intramedullary nail. The device includes a sensing unit sized and shaped for insertion through an aiming hole of an aiming device attachable to an intramedullary nail. The sensing unit detects a magnetic field produced by a magnet and outputs an alignment signal based on a magnetic field parameter at first and second locations relative to the magnet. | 01-17-2013 |
20130023888 | SURGICAL DRILL GUIDE ADAPTER WITH A HANDLE AND DETACHABLE HEAD - A dental implant surgical guide system is disclosed. A surgical guide is placed onto a patient's mouth. The surgical guide has one or more tubes for accepting detachable drill guide heads. The detachable drill guide heads are placed into a tube of the surgical guide using a handle. The handle has an attach/detach mechanism. A first drill guide head having a first inner diameter is attached to the handle to guide drilling of a first hole. The first drill guide head is removed using the attach/detach mechanism to accept a second drill guide head having a second inner diameter to guide drilling of a second hole. | 01-24-2013 |
20130023889 | ATTACHABLE INSTRUMENT GUIDE WITH DETACHABLE HANDLE - An instrument guide with device coupler, a handle and one or more instrument guide lumens is detachably coupled to an orthopedic implant to facilitate drilling of the fastener holes or to facilitate insertion of self-tapping or self-dripping fasteners. The handle is preferably detachable to facilitate access to the instrument guide lumens. The device coupler detachably engages the implantable device and aligns the instrument guide lumens with the fastener openings on the device. | 01-24-2013 |
20130023890 | PATELLA CLAMP AND DRILL GUIDE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - An orthopaedic surgical instrument includes a patella drill guide having a first bracket, a second bracket coupled to the first bracket and moveable relative to the first bracket. The second bracket includes a drill plate having a plurality of guide holes defined therein. | 01-24-2013 |
20130030442 | PCL GUIDES FOR DRILLING TIBIAL AND FEMORAL TUNNELS - Disclosed are femoral and tibial drill guides for use in posterior cruciate ligament replacement surgery. Each of the drill guides includes an arc shaped member and an elongate guide member, a stopper member, and an alignment arm member coupled thereto. Prior to preparing a tibial tunnel with a tibial drill guide and a femoral tunnel with a femoral drill guide, a rasp and/or cutter can be used to remove any remnants of the posterior cruciate ligament left prior to replacement thereof. The tibial drill guide includes a concave blocking surface and a viewing aperture on the alignment arm member to block the advancement and view the location of a guide pin exiting from a posterior portion of a tibia, respectively. | 01-31-2013 |
20130030443 | PATELLA DRILL GUIDE AND CLAMP ASSEMBLY - An orthopaedic surgical instrument includes a patella drill guide. The patella drill guide includes a first bracket and a second bracket coupled to the first bracket and moveable relative to the first bracket. The second bracket includes a drill plate having a plurality of guide holes defined therein, and each of the plurality of guide holes is sized to receive a surgical drill. A gasket is pivotally coupled to the second bracket, and the gasket has a plurality of plugs configured to be received in the plurality of guide holes of the second bracket. | 01-31-2013 |
20130041381 | CUSTOMIZED DRILLING JIG FOR IMPLANTATION OF A HEARING AID - A method of producing a drilling jig for implantation of a hearing aid involves capturing a molded imprint ( | 02-14-2013 |
20130046311 | TARGETING ASSEMBLY FOR A COMPRESSION NAIL SYSTEM - Targeting assemblies for implanting a compression nail are disclosed. An exemplary targeting assembly may include first and second arms coupled by a connecting shaft. The first and second arms may either or both be operable to rotate about a longitudinal axis defined by the connecting shaft. In some embodiments, the use of the disclosed targeting assembly allows for reduced misalignment of the alignment holes in the arms during the implant process. | 02-21-2013 |
20130046312 | PARALLEL DRILL GUIDE - A parallel drill guide and system which maintains contact on the bone at various angles. The parallel drill guide comprises a fixed sleeve and a parallel, axially slidable, sleeve for guiding the insertion of two parallel wires or pins into bone at any angle while maintaining contact between the bone and the guide. The drill guide is also provided with a locking mechanism that locks the slidable sleeve into position at any lateral distance relative to the fixed sleeve, using a novel off-axis locking device. | 02-21-2013 |
20130079787 | ROTATABLE PATELLA DRILL GUIDE - A patella drill guide includes a base portion rotatably mounted on a bone-gripping component. A trial portion with a contoured articulation surface is above the base portion. The base portion and trial portion have aligned drill guide bores. The base portion and trial portion can be rotated together on the bone-gripping component to optimize the positions of the drill guide bores with respect to the patella surface, thereby optimizing the locations of the mounting pegs of the patella implant component on the patella to optimize the orientation of the patella implant component. The base and the bone-gripping component may be unitary so that the entire assembly rotates on the patella about the central longitudinal axis of the bone-gripping component. | 03-28-2013 |
20130079788 | CLAMPING PATELLA DRILL GUIDE - A patella drill guide includes a base with a flat patella bone-facing surface, a drill guide bore extending through the base, a cantilever spring member and a bone-gripping member. The cantilever spring member biases the bone-gripping member and the flat patella bone-facing surface toward each other. Flexing the cantilever spring member moves the bone-gripping member away from the flat patella bone-facing surface so that the drill guide can be placed on the patella. When the cantilever spring member is released, the patella is clamped between the bone-gripping member and the flat patella bone-facing surface. The drill guide may have sizing indicia and may be part of a kit including trial components to be mounted to the drill guide. | 03-28-2013 |
20130079789 | PATELLA DRILLING SYSTEM - A patella drilling system includes a clamp and a patella drill guide. The clamp includes an arm with a pointed tip that is received in a dimple on the surface of the patella drill guide and another arm with a bone-gripping member spaced from the tip. The clamp is used to hold the patella drill guide firmly against the resected posterior surface of the patella while the surgeon drills into the patella to form holes for mounting pegs on the implant. The clamp may allow the patella drill guide to be pivoted while clamped so that the orientations of the guide bores may be optimized. The system includes an optional cap that may be used on the pointed tip of the clamp to hold the implant firmly in place while the bone cement sets. | 03-28-2013 |
20130085502 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSTALLATION OF INTRAMEDULLARY MEDICAL DEVICE - Methods and apparatus for installing intramedullary medical devices (e.g., intramedullary nails) are described herein. Intramedullary medical devices in accordance with this disclosure provide sustained compressive forces across a bone fusion site despite bone resorption processes. Intramedullary medical devices in accordance with this disclosure include pseudo-elastic shape memory alloys containing nickel and titanium. Portions of intramedullary medical devices, including shape memory alloy elements in the intramedullary medical devices, may have strains imparted upon them through the methods and apparatus described herein. Further aspects of surgery techniques are also performed and controlled through the methods and apparatus described herein. | 04-04-2013 |
20130085503 | OVOID TUNNEL GUIDE AND METHOD OF ACL RECONSTRUCTION - A guide apparatus including a body having a proximal end, a distal end, a hole formed therethrough, and a central axis defined therethrough, and a projection member coupled to the distal end of the body. An outer diameter of the body is larger than an outer diameter of the projection member. Further, the projection member does not obstruct a pathway defined by the hole. | 04-04-2013 |
20130090662 | METHODS AND INSTRUMENTS FOR SUBCHONDRAL TREATMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS IN A SMALL JOINT - Devices, instruments and associated methods for the subchondral treatment of osteoarthritis in small joints are provided. In addition, a method for treating joint pain in small joints is provided. These small joints may be ankle, elbow or wrist joints. The methods may target one of many different access points having trajectories with a common focal point at or near the small joint. The instruments may limit access to areas within or near the small joint by providing predefined entry paths that avoid damage to surrounding tissues. | 04-11-2013 |
20130096564 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING A LESS INVASIVE SHOULDER PROCEDURE - A method and apparatus of performing a procedure relative to the glenohumeral joint. Resection of the glenoid and/or the humerus can proceed through an incision formed near the glenohumeral joint. The incision can be formed generally near a superior-lateral portion near the glenohumeral joint and allow less invasive access to the glenohumeral joint and the portions that form the glenohumeral joint. The procedure can be performed with no or little detaching of the subscapularis, and with no or little dislocating of the glenohumeral joint. | 04-18-2013 |
20130103037 | PROCEDURE FOR REPAIRING FOOT INJURY - A Lisfranc injury between a second metatarsal and medial cuneiform is repaired by gaining access to the injury site and placing two arm members of a novel drill guide around the two neighboring bones at the injury site, drilling a guide wire through the two bones guided by the drill guide to a desired depth, measuring the depth of the guide wire to determine the proper length for a bone screw for securing the two bones, drilling a cannulated drill bit into the two bones to a drill depth using the guide wire as a guide, and threading a bone screw into the two bones. | 04-25-2013 |
20130110116 | PATIENT-SPECIFIC GLENOID GUIDES | 05-02-2013 |
20130110117 | DRILL GUIDE WITH ANGLE VERIFICATION | 05-02-2013 |
20130110118 | K-WIRE AND METHOD FOR SURGICAL PROCEDURES | 05-02-2013 |
20130116700 | SCREW GUIDE TEMPLATE, SCREW GUIDE TEMPLATE SYSTEM, DRILLING METHOD, AND SPINAL FIXATION METHOD - Provided are: a screw guide template, screw guide template system, and drilling method whereby a hole can be drilled in an accurate position of a member to be drilled, in an accurate direction; and a spinal fixation method whereby a spinal fixation screw can be inserted into an accurate position in an accurate direction. The screw guide template ( | 05-09-2013 |
20130123792 | Patient Selectable Joint Arthroplasty Devices and Surgical Tools - A patellar 3-D guidance tool includes a template. The template includes at least one contact surface for engaging a surface of the patella. The at least one contact surface substantially conforms with the surface associated with the patellar. At least one guide aperture directs movement of a surgical instrument, wherein the shape and/or position of the guide aperture is based, at least in part, on three or more anatomic reference points associated with the patellar. | 05-16-2013 |
20130178860 | SOFT TISSUE PROTECTOR AND DRILL GUIDE FOR AN IMPLANTATION KIT - A drill guide for guiding elements, especially drill bits and implants of an implantation kit during a surgical intervention, has a main body having a gripping portion. The drill guide has an upper and a lower central opening along its longitudinal axis with a through going cavity for receiving the element to be guided. A lower contact surface is positioned on an object, such as a bone, on or into which the element is to be guided. The diameter of the through going cavity can be varied by a.) radial positioning of three or four jaws inside the cavity through a groove-slide block system and/or b.) against the force of a spring at the lower free end of guiding extensions. The spring is provided on the back side of the extensions which bear against the inner wall of the drill guide sleeve. | 07-11-2013 |
20130178861 | SURGICAL MILLING CUTTER BRACKET - A surgical milling cutter bracket includes a retaining base having a through hole. The upper part of the retaining base is provided with a finger guide having an L-shaped support frame on the top of the finger guide. A downward protrusion is provided at the end of the short side of the L-shaped support frame. The lowest point of the protrusion is lower than the lowest point of the cylindrical head of the milling cutter during normal operation of the milling cutter. A bolt having a through hole at the center is fixed within the cavity of the finger guide. A depressor is provided on the upper part of the retaining base. The bolt passes through a hole of the depressor and is connected to a nut. The protrusion is able to prevent an object from contacting the cylindrical head, thus avoiding cutting the object unevenly. | 07-11-2013 |
20130184716 | GUIDEWIRE HAVING A DISTAL FIXATION MEMBER FOR DELIVERING AND POSITIONING SHEET-LIKE MATERIALS IN SURGERY - A guidewire for use with an implant delivery system in delivering a sheet-like implant is disclosed. The guidewire can include a distal tissue fixation member for releasable connection to a first location proximate a treatment site. An implant delivery system can include a distal guidewire port for receiving the proximal end of the guidewire. The implant delivery system is tracked over the guidewire to a selected position defined by the guidewire attachment. The tissue fixation member includes means for temporarily or reversibly fixing the distal end of the guidewire to tissue, such as bone. The means for affixing can include a K-wire, a screw, a pin or other fixation member. | 07-18-2013 |
20130245632 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSERTION OF AN ELONGATE PIN INTO A SURFACE - An apparatus for dictating an insertion trajectory and location for insertion of an elongate pin into a surface includes a primary leg having longitudinally spaced proximal and distal primary leg ends. At least one subordinate leg has longitudinally spaced proximal and distal subordinate leg ends. The proximal subordinate leg end is movably attached to the primary leg by a coupling mechanism allowing at least two degrees of freedom of motion of the subordinate leg relative to the primary leg. The distal subordinate leg end is configured for contact with the surface concurrently with contact of the distal primary leg end with the surface, to support the apparatus during use of the apparatus. The primary leg guides longitudinal translational movement of the elongate pin to insertion into the surface at the dictated insertion trajectory and location when the apparatus is supported in a predetermined guiding relationship with the surface. | 09-19-2013 |
20130253524 | RECONSTRUCTION OF ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENTS - Apparatus for locating an attachment position for a reconstructed anterior cruciate ligament on an attachment surface of a bone comprises locating means | 09-26-2013 |
20130267960 | SYSTEM FOR TREATING PROXIMAL HUMERAL FRACTURES AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for treating a proximal humeral fracture. A system according to one embodiment includes a longitudinal member configured to be received within the humeral shaft. The system includes a jig assembly configured to be coupled to the longitudinal member, wherein the jig assembly includes at least one hole defined therethrough that is configured to guide placement of at least one hole in the humeral shaft, and wherein the hole formed in the humeral shaft is configured to align with at least one hole in the humeral implant such that the jig assembly is configured to locate the position of the humeral implant in the humeral shaft. | 10-10-2013 |
20130282015 | DRILL GUIDE FOR USE IN A SURGICAL PROCEDURE TO IMPLANT A STEMLESS HUMERAL COMPONENT - A stemless humeral component for replacing the humeral head of a patient's humerus includes a support flange having a number of cantilevered legs extending distally away from a bottom surface thereof. Instruments and methods for surgically installing the stemless humeral component are also disclosed. | 10-24-2013 |
20130289572 | POSITIONAL GUIDE - A positional guide for use on a cannula shaft includes a shaft portion configured to form a first opening to receive a cannula shaft therein. One or more offset portions are connected to the shaft portion and configured to form second openings spaced apart from the first opening. The second openings are configured to each receive a stabilization device therein such that when the cannula shaft and the stabilization device are present in the first opening and the second openings, respectively, the cannula shaft and the stabilization device are disposed substantially parallel to each other. Methods are also disclosed. | 10-31-2013 |
20130289573 | Apparatus and Method for Aiming a Surgical Tool - An easy to use mechanical apparatus intended for aiming a surgical tool is provided. Embodiments of the apparatus offer movement in multiple planes while guaranteeing, given proper placement of the leading end of a locator tool at a target, that the leading end of a second tool be placed at precisely the same target. Methods of using the apparatus as well as kits including the apparatus are also provided. | 10-31-2013 |
20130289574 | DRILLING GUIDE FOR DRILLING COMBIHOLE - A drilling guide adapted to drill a combihole through a bone for passing ligament grafts for ligament reconstruction, said drill guide comprising: a pair of adjacently located cannulae adapted to drill and form said combihole, said cannulae being conjoined to intersect each other. | 10-31-2013 |
20130331848 | Method And Apparatus For Intraosseous Membrane Reconstruction - A method for repairing a defect in an interosseous membrane located between a first bone and a second bone. The method includes: coupling a flexible member to the first bone and the second bone, the flexible member extending past a first area of the interosseous membrane between the first bone and the second bone; and orienting the flexible member such that the flexible member extends generally parallel to fibers of the first area of the interosseous membrane. | 12-12-2013 |
20130338673 | SHOULDER BASE PLATE COVERAGE AND STABILITY - Provided herein are patient-specific surgical device that allow for a stable fitted position for use in shoulder surgery. The patient-specific surgical devices may have different functions such as a function as a guide. | 12-19-2013 |
20130345711 | ARTHROSCOPIC TUNNEL GUIDE FOR ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR - A drill guide assembly for drilling a tunnel having a fixed, non-zero radius of curvature, where the drill guide assembly includes a housing and a sleeve, or cutting tube, configured to reciprocate within the distal portion where the sleeve, or cutting tube, is configured to receive a bone cutting instrument. | 12-26-2013 |
20130345712 | K-WIRE AND METHOD FOR SURGICAL PROCEDURES - A surgical guide wire or K-wire and method of use are provided. The K-wire or guide wire has opposite end portions and a shank portion in between. One end portion has a deformable end portion that, once outside of a confining guide passage, can be deformed to present a projected forward facing area that is larger than the transverse cross section of the K-wire or guide wire while in the passage. The increased area will provide increased resistance to additional forward axial movement into the surgical site. | 12-26-2013 |
20140046336 | DISPOSABLE MEDICAL DRILL GUIDE - A drill guide which is disposable and may be packaged in a kit with varying drill guides and sleeve guides is disclosed. Said device may have medical waste collection indentations, regions, or wells, whereby medical waste is removed and disposed of along with said device. | 02-13-2014 |
20140066940 | ASSISTANT DEVICE AND GUIDING ASSEMBLY FOR PERCUTANEOUS SURGERY - An assistant device for percutaneous puncture is disclosed. The assistance device includes a fixing element, a first rotatable element, a supporting element and a second rotatable element. The fixing element has a first rail, and the first rotatable element is slidably disposed on the first rail. The supporting element is connected to the first rotatable element. The second rotatable element is slidably disposed on the supporting element and has a puncture restraint pore. | 03-06-2014 |
20140081281 | Multihole Drill Sleeve with Protection Sleeve - An aiming device for bone fixation includes (a) a handle extending from a first end to a second end along a longitudinal axis, (b) a guide arm connected to the second end of the handle and having an opening extending therethrough, the guide arm being connected to a protection sleeve; and (c) a drill guide configured and dimensioned for insertion through the opening of the guide arm. The drill guide has first and second guide channels extending therethrough to guide an insertion of a guide wire into a bone. The drill guide is movable between a first position wherein the drill guide is axially and rotationally movable relative to the guide arm to a second position wherein the drill guide is axially and rotationally locked relative to the guide arm. | 03-20-2014 |
20140088606 | OVAL TIBIA GUIDE - A guide apparatus having a body having a central axis defined therethrough and a first channel and a second channel formed therethrough, a handle coupled to the body, the handle having a locking mechanism configured to prevent movement of the body relative to the handle in a first direction along the central axis of the body, and an arm coupled to the handle, the arm configured to engage at least a portion of a bone. | 03-27-2014 |
20140094818 | PATELLA DRILL GUIDE AND TRIAL SURGICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING AN ALIGNMENT BORE FORMED THEREIN AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - An orthopaedic surgical instrument includes a patella trial and drill guide that may be used to both perform a surgical trial of the patellofemoral joint and guide the surgeon in drilling a number of anchor holes in the patella of the patient. | 04-03-2014 |
20140094819 | ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT ASSEMBLY FOR IMPLANTING A PROSTHETIC PATELLA COMPONENT - An orthopaedic surgical instrument includes a patella trial and drill guide that may be used to both perform a surgical trial of the patellofemoral joint and guide the surgeon in drilling a number of anchor holes in the patella of the patient. | 04-03-2014 |
20140094820 | PATELLA DRILL GUIDE AND TRIAL SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - An orthopaedic surgical instrument includes a patella trial and drill guide that may be used to both perform a surgical trial of the patellofemoral joint and guide the surgeon in drilling a number of anchor holes in the patella of the patient. | 04-03-2014 |
20140100580 | SURGICAL PIN GUIDE AND METHODS OF USE - A surgical guide is disclosed and methods of use are disclosed. The surgical guide is adapted to receive a surgeon's finger for dissecting to a target site. The surgical guide comprises a first component defining a channel and comprising a palpating portion and a non-palpating portion disposed on an opposing side from the palpating portion. The surgical guide further comprises a second component engaged with the first component and defining a guide channel extending therethrough. The guide channel is adapted to receive a guide pin suitable for insertion to the target site such that the guide pin is carried adjacent the non-palpating portion of the first component. | 04-10-2014 |
20140107657 | Self-Centering Drill Guide - A drill guide including an inner surface, a tip, and a deflecting device. The inner surface defines a bore extending through the drill guide. The bore is configured to individually receive therein a flexible drill bit and an insertion tool with a suture anchor mounted thereto. The tip is at a distal end of the bore and defines a tip aperture of the bore. The deflecting device is proximal to the tip and includes at least one bearing surface configured to deflect the drill bit within the bore. | 04-17-2014 |
20140114322 | ARTICULATING DRILL GUIDE - Drill guides and methods for maintaining contact on bone in areas where rigid instruments cannot access. The drill guide is an articulating drill guide that comprises an articulating mechanism for articulating and positioning the guide in at least two positions, i.e., an undeployed (non-articulated or straight) position and a deployed (articulated or bent) position. The articulating drill guide delivers guide wires, drills and/or additional instruments at any angle while maintaining contact to the bone. | 04-24-2014 |
20140135781 | Removal of Articles Embedded in Surrounding Material - A drill guide comprises a mounting arrangement for mounting the drill guide on an article. The drill guide further includes first and second guide arrangements and a holding arrangement for holding the first and second drill guides. The holding arrangement is adjustable between a release position in which the positions of the first and second guide arrangements are adjustable relative to the holding arrangement and a holding position in which the first and second guide arrangements are held by the holding arrangement in a fixed position. | 05-15-2014 |
20140142582 | TARGETING DEVICE FOR GUIDING A DRILL ARRANGEMENT - A targeting device ( | 05-22-2014 |
20140155905 | ADJUSTABLE DRILL DEPTH GUIDE - An adjustable drill depth guide includes a first sleeve, a second sleeve and a stop member. The first sleeve includes a longitudinal axis and defines a helical slot disposed about the longitudinal axis. The second sleeve is concentrically arranged relative to the first sleeve and is axially adjustable relative to the first sleeve for adjusting a length of the adjustable drill depth guide. The stop member extends radially from the second sleeve and is disposed in the helical slot. The stop member is selectively received at various positions along the helical slot to positively locate the second sleeve relative to the first sleeve in the axial direction. | 06-05-2014 |
20140163568 | Patient Selectable Joint Arthroplasty Devices and Surgical Tools Incorporating Anatomical Relief - Disclosed herein are methods, compositions and tools for repairing articular surfaces repair materials and for repairing an articular surface. The articular surface repairs are customizable or highly selectable by patient and geared toward providing optimal fit and function. The surgical tools are designed to be customizable or highly selectable by patient to increase the speed, accuracy and simplicity of performing total or partial arthroplasty. | 06-12-2014 |
20140163569 | ANATOMIC FEMORAL GUIDE - An anatomic femoral guide positions bone tunnels corresponding to the AM and PL bundles in ACL repair and reconstruction procedures. A template guide disposed in a surgical field proximate to a surgical member such as a femur or tibia defines a surgical footprint of the resulting bone tunnel. The template includes apertures corresponding to the size of the bone tunnels for the respective (AM or PL) bundles, and allows positioning at the drilling site to identify the size and location of the bone tunnel, as well as the relative distance between tunnels for double bundle procedures. An offset angle in the template provides differing orientations of the template apertures for visualizing the actual bone tunnel placement. The template has an aperture positionable parallel to a tibial plateau formation on the tibia, and the template orients a second aperture angled by the offset angle for positioning the second tunnel. | 06-12-2014 |
20140194888 | SURGICAL AIMING DEVICE - A hinged pivoting guide for positioning a femoral tunnel in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction locates a drilling hole for placement that optimally penetrates a minimal depth of soft tissue (skin, muscle, etc.) yet directs drilling into a sufficiently rigid and structurally sound area of the femur. The hinged guide allows placement of an aimer point at a desired drilling exit location on the femur. The hinge is adapted to secure the aimer at a degree of rotation about an axis defined by the hinge rotation, such that the axis passes through the aimer point throughout rotation of the hinge while maintaining the aimer point in line with an insertion guide slideably movable through the aperture in the handle, the aperture defined by an insertion axis extending toward the aimer point such that the aimer point remains disposed at the intersection of the hinge axis and the insertion axis. | 07-10-2014 |
20140200586 | HAND HELD INTEGRATED PEDICLE SCREW PLACEMENT DEVICE - A device for applying a medical element has a housing defining a longitudinal axis with a channel disposed therethrough. The housing has a proximal and a distal opening. The device also has at least one sensing device positioned adjacent to the distal opening. The device also has a signaling device disposed adjacent the housing. The at least one sensing device interogates a bone location for one or more variables of the bone location as the device is moved over the bone location. The at least one sensing devices outputs a signal to the device and the signaling device signals an identification of a homogenous bone region. The medical element is applied to the homogenous bone location coaxially from the proximal opening through the channel and through the distal opening without removal of the device from the homogenous bone region. | 07-17-2014 |
20140207146 | CONTOUR LOCK GUIDES - Provided herein are patient-specific surgical guiding tools for positioning on a socket of a ball-and-socket joint, e.g. a glenoid cavity. The guiding tools comprise a central contact element fitting within the socket and one or more lateral contact elements fitting on the rim of the socket. The guiding tools allow accurate positioning of surgical tools such as alignment elements, according to a pre-operational planning. Methods for the manufacture and use of said guiding tools are also provided. | 07-24-2014 |
20140243837 | Jig with Guide Adapted to Lock Relative to Both of Threaded Holes and Non-Threaded Slots in a Bone Plate - A system, devices and methods are provided for facilitating stabilization of periarticular fractures. The system includes a compression plate and one or more of a cerclage cable for encircling the bone and securing the compression plate to the bone, a crimp lug for securing the cable in tension relative to the bone and/or a plate, and a supplemental plate coupled to the compression plate and adapted to receive bicortical or unicortical bone screws to further secure the compression plate relative to the bone. In addition, the system includes a cable tensioner for temporarily retaining the cable in tension and then applying a tension to the cable until a desired compression is effected between a plate and bone and while a cable retaining structure is secured to the cable to retain the applied tension on the cable. Also provided is a jig for use with plates for minimally invasive fracture stabilization. | 08-28-2014 |
20140243838 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR REAMING BONE ELEMENTS - Systems, methods, and apparatuses for reaming bone elements are provided. | 08-28-2014 |
20140249536 | DISTAL LOCKING TARGETING DEVICE - Devices and methods for locating apertures in a surgical nail inserted in a patient. The apertures in the surgical nail may be positionally calibrated relative to disclosed devices prior to insertion in a bone of the patient, with the calibration used to locate the apertures in the surgical nail after insertion in the bone of the patient. | 09-04-2014 |
20140276878 | INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL HOLDING DEVICE - A targeting instrument system is provided and methods for positioning an internal fixation prosthesis, such as an intramedullary rod or nail, including a targeting guide device, an internal fixation prosthesis, and a detachable holding device. The holding device may include an exterior grip portion and a clamp portion defining an interior engaging surface for maintaining a locking alignment between the prosthesis and the targeting guide device during the placement of the internal fixation prosthesis into a subject. The holding device may be formed as a monolithic component including at least two flexible, spaced apart arms defining an elongated receiving channel extending from a proximal end configured to releasably engage the prosthesis and a distal end configured to releasably engage the targeting guide device. Alternatively, the holding device may include two pivotally coupled clamp bodies joined by a shaft rod. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276879 | POSITIONING DEVICE FOR BONE DRILLING - The positioning device for bone drilling comprises a base, and the base has an outer wall, a positioning block, a guiding recess and an inner wall. The positioning block is formed on the outer wall of the base. The guiding recess is formed longitudinally through the base. The inner wall surrounds the guiding recess and the inner wall is a concave camber. The doctor can use the positioning block to fix the positioning device on a guide mold. A relative position between the positioning device and the guide mold can be relatively fixed. Prior to or during the drilling, the doctor can replace the positioning device with another positioning device with a more suitable diameter, oblique angle and oblique direction so that the positioning device for bone drilling can drill a hole at an accurate position, at an accurate oblique angle and in an accurate oblique direction as desired. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276880 | LOCKING ASSEMBLY FOR A SURGICAL DRILL BIT GUIDE - The embodiments described and claimed herein relate to a locking assembly including a locking member adapted to set a maximum drilling depth for a drill bit, wherein the drill bit is adapted to extend through a drill bit guide. In one embodiment, the locking member includes a housing and a first inner sleeve, wherein the first inner sleeve has a resting unbiased position with respect to the drill bit guide. The locking member includes a first biasing member having a first end adapted to connect to a portion of the housing, and a second end adapted to connect to a portion of the first inner sleeve, wherein the first inner sleeve is resiliently rotatable to a temporary biased position upon rotation of the housing such that the first inner sleeve is adapted to rotate a circumferential distance with respect to the drill bit guide. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276881 | Surgical Staple Guide and Delivery Device - A surgical device having a first end, a second end, and a middle region. The user may preferably hold the device in the middle region. The first end of the device includes drill guides and the second end of the device includes a staple. The second end further includes a slideable sleeve that facilitates the retention and the release of the staple. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276882 | VOID FILLING JOINT PROSTHESIS AND ASSOCIATED INSTRUMENTS - A bone void filling prosthesis, which includes a body and a plurality of legs. The body includes an aperture extending therethrough. The plurality of legs are each connected to the body. Each of the plurality of legs includes at least one selectively removable portion for adjusting a length of each of the plurality of legs. | 09-18-2014 |
20140296861 | TUNNEL GAGE - In one embodiment, a device for measuring a length of a bone tunnel is provided. The device includes: a gauge comprising an annular shaft coupled to a handle, the handle including a constrained channel configured for receiving a passing pin from the annular shaft and displaying the passing pin in relation to a scale. In another embodiment, a method for measuring length of the bone tunnel is provided. A method and another device are provided. | 10-02-2014 |
20140303635 | OVOID TUNNEL GUIDE AND METHOD OF ACL RECONSTRUCTION - A guide apparatus including a body having a proximal end, a distal end, a hole formed therethrough, and a central axis defined therethrough, and a projection member coupled to the distal end of the body. An outer diameter of the body is larger than an outer diameter of the projection member. Further, the projection member does not obstruct a pathway defined by the hole. | 10-09-2014 |
20140309648 | REAM SLEEVE AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - A sleeve to create a bore in a bone comprising a tube adapted to receive a reamer. A protuberance is provided on a side at the distal end of the tube and extends distally of the tube, A hand-holdable element is joined to the proximal end of the tube. The protuberance can be inserted into an opening in the bone to facilitate alignment of the reamer with the bone. | 10-16-2014 |
20140316418 | DRILL GUIDE WITH ROTATING HANDLE - A drill guide includes at least one drill guide lumen and a handle coupled to the at least one drill guide lumen. The drill guide lumen includes a proximal opening, a distal opening, and a longitudinal opening therebetween. The handle is movable between a first position relative to the drill guide lumen and a second position relative to the drill guide lumen. | 10-23-2014 |
20140324057 | K-WIRE AND METHOD FOR SURGICAL PROCEDURES - A surgical guide wire or K-wire and method of use are provided. The K-wire or guide wire has opposite end portions and a shank portion in between. One end portion has a deformable end portion that, once outside of a confining guide passage, can be deformed to present a projected forward facing area that is larger than the transverse cross section of the K-wire or guide wire while in the passage. The increased area will provide increased resistance to additional forward axial movement into the surgical site. | 10-30-2014 |
20140324058 | Patient-Specific Knee Alignment Guide And Associated Method - A method of preparing a knee joint for a prosthesis in a patient includes mating a patient-specific three-dimensional curved inner surface of a femoral alignment guide onto a corresponding three-dimensional femoral joint surface of the patient. The patient-specific three-dimensional curved inner surface is preoperatively configured from medical scans of the knee joint of the patient. First and second holes are drilled into an anterior portion of the femoral joint surface through corresponding first and second guiding apertures of the femoral alignment guide. | 10-30-2014 |
20140324059 | ORTHOPEDIC SURGICAL GUIDE - A system for establishing an intramedullary path includes a body sized and configured to be received within a resected bone space. The body defines a first aperture that extends through the body and is sized and configured to receive a surgical tool therethrough. A first bone engaging structure extends from the body in a first direction and includes a first surface that is complementary to a surface topography of a first bone. When the first surface of the bone engaging structure engages the surface topography of the first bone to which the first surface is complementary, an axis defined by the first aperture is substantially collinear with a mechanical axis of the first bone. | 10-30-2014 |
20140324060 | DEVICE FOR PLACING BORE CHANNELS WHEN ATTACHING ARTIFICIAL LIGAMENTS TO THE BONE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CORRESPONDING DEVICE - A device for the patient-specific, individual anatomic placement of bore channels when attaching artificial ligaments to bones, namely for use in placing boreholes on the thigh and lower leg during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, is provided with a probe ( | 10-30-2014 |
20140336664 | GUIDEWIRE AND METHOD FOR SURGICAL PROCEDURES - A surgical guide wire or K-wire and method of use are provided. The K-wire, or guide wire, has opposite end portions and a shank portion in between. One end portion has a deformable end portion that, once outside of a confining guide passage, can be deformed to present a projected forward facing area that is larger than the transverse cross section of the K-wire, or guide wire, while in the passage. The increased area will provide increased resistance to additional forward axial movement into the surgical site. | 11-13-2014 |
20140350562 | SURGICAL AIMER - The present disclosure relates to a surgical aimer including a shaft having a proximal portion and a distal portion and a handle coupled to the proximal portion of the shaft. The handle includes a mechanism for coupling the shaft to the handle and releasing the shaft from the handle. | 11-27-2014 |
20140358152 | DRILLING MASK FOR IMPLANTING A TRANSPEDICULAR SCREW - A drilling mask for implanting a transpedicular screw on a spine section includes a guide body with a distal surface and a proximal surface, opposite to the distal surface and facing towards the spine section. The guide body includes a reference element obtained on the proximal surface and arranged to contact the spinous process, a guide channel that extends starting from the distal surface, which is arranged to work as drilling guide for drilling the pedicle and implanting the transpedicular screw, and a plurality of support elements made on the proximal surface, associated with the reference element, arranged to contact side parts of the spine section. The guide body also includes at least one reference portion. | 12-04-2014 |
20140358153 | OVAL TIBIA GUIDE - A guide apparatus having a body having a central axis defined therethrough and a first channel and a second channel formed therethrough, a handle coupled to the body, the handle having a locking mechanism configured to prevent movement of the body relative to the handle in a first direction along the central axis of the body, and an arm coupled to the handle, the arm configured to engage at least a portion of a bone. | 12-04-2014 |
20140358154 | CUSTOMIZED PATIENT-SPECIFIC ACETABULAR ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF USE AND FABRICATION - A customized patient-specific acetabular orthopaedic surgical instrument is disclosed. A method for fabricating and using the orthopaedic surgical instrument us also disclosed. | 12-04-2014 |
20150018835 | IMPLANT FIXATION MEMBER HOLDER - Systems, devices and methods that improve the placement of orthopedic components and/or instrumentation during surgery. In one particular embodiment, the systems, devices and methods provide drill guides that remove the need for three-handed placement of implant components and reduce complications of implant and fixation member placement. Also disclosed is a sheath with a rounded tip that engages a spherical recess of a patient matched cutting block to reduce the ability of the first fixation pin to communicate unintentional moment/torque to the patient matched instrument through a new articulation between the pin and the guide. Once the first fixation pin has been placed to secure the patient matched instrument to the bone, the effect of subsequent pins is greatly diminished. Subsequent pins may or may not also be decoupled rotationally. | 01-15-2015 |
20150045803 | MACHINED SURGICAL GUIDE - A method for forming a surgery guide for osteotomy shapes a block of material for conformance to at least a portion of the dental arch of a patient. At least one guide feature is shaped to protrude from a surface of the shaped block material. A drill guide sleeve is seated on the at least one guide feature. The shaft of a drill is guided into the sleeve and a hole drilled through the shaped block material. | 02-12-2015 |
20150051605 | ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTATION FOR PERFORMING A PATELLOFEMORAL ARTHROPLASTY PROCEDURE - A method and instrumentation for performing a patellofemoral arthroplasty orthopaedic procedure includes coupling an anterior cutting block to a femur of a patient such that the cutting block references local anatomy of the femur. The anterior cutting block is used to perform a number of bone cuts to establish a trochlear cavity in the femur. The trochlear cavity is formed such that a trochlear prosthesis may be inset into the cavity and substantially flush with the surrounding cartilage. A finishing burring guide and burr bit may be used to detail the shape and/or size of the trochlear cavity. Additionally, a trochlear drill guide may be used to facilitate establishing peg holes in the patient's femur to receive corresponding pegs of the trochlear prosthesis. | 02-19-2015 |
20150066040 | DUAL-PLANE FEMORAL GUIDE ASSEMBLY - A guide assembly for use in preparing a femur for soft tissue reconstruction is provided. The guide assembly can include a guide shaft member that can extend from a proximal end to a distal end thereof and can include a distal region encompassing the distal end. The distal region can have a first bend in a first direction and a second bend in a second direction different than the first direction. | 03-05-2015 |
20150066041 | PIN GUIDE FOR OPERATING ON AVASCULAR NECROSIS OF THE FEMORAL HEAD - A pin guide for the surgical operation of an avascular necrosis of a femoral head includes a guide body having a central pin guide hole extending along a centerline of the guide body and a plurality of side pin guide holes formed so as to make a specified angle with the central pin guide hole. The side pin guide holes are radially arranged around the central pin guide hole at a front side of the guide body and joined to the central pin guide hole at a rear side of the guide body. | 03-05-2015 |
20150073424 | GLENOID IMPLANT SURGERY USING PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION - A pin placement instrument for placing a pin in a bone comprises an anatomical interface with a hook-like portion being opened in a lateral direction of the instrument to receive a bone therein in a planned position. A drill guide is connected to the anatomical interface and defining at least one guide slot in a longitudinal direction of the instrument. The guide slot has a lateral opening over its full length in the drill guide to allow lateral withdrawal of the instrument in said lateral direction with the pin placed in the bone passing through the lateral opening. A bushing is removably placed in said guide slot via said longitudinal direction in a planned fit, the bushing defining a throughbore aligned with the guide slot and adapted to receive the pin extending in said longitudinal direction when the bushing is in the guide slot for pin placement. | 03-12-2015 |
20150073425 | Drill Guide System - A drill guide includes a first bone plate that extends along a first middle plane, and a second bone plate that extends along a second middle plane. The drill guide further includes a first articulation and a second articulation that is connected to the first articulation. The first and second articulations are arranged between the first and the second bone plate. Each of the first and second articulations is releasably lockable. | 03-12-2015 |
20150112353 | DRILL GUIDE FOR INSTALLING A BONE PLATE - An adjustable apparatus for guiding medical instruments used in attaching bone plates. The apparatus has a handle assembly, guide member, a spacer, and an actuation member. The actuation member extends from the handle assembly and actuates the spacer between a position adjacent the guide member and a position spaced from the guide member. The spacer has a through hole that may axially align with a lumen extending through the guide member when in the first position and which is moved out of axial alignment with the lumen in the second position. The spacer may function as a depth stop to control the maximum depth a drill bit can extend from the guide member. | 04-23-2015 |
20150119894 | Methods and Devices For Treating Intervertebral Disc Disease - An aiming plate for orienting tools toward target features of an implant. The aiming plate features a first and a second surface and has a reversible attachment mechanism for attaching to an implant to orientate one of the first and second surfaces to face the implant. The aiming plate also features first and second through holes. The first through hole for receiving a tool extends along a first hole axis from the first surface to the second surface. The second through hole for receiving a tool is positioned adjacent the first through hole and extends along a second hole axis from the first surface to the second surface. The through holes arranged so that the first hole axis is divergent with respect to the second hole axis. | 04-30-2015 |
20150297249 | PATIENT-SPECIFIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY GUIDES - A patient-specific tibial pin guide for placement on a tibia during a joint arthroplasty procedure on a patient is disclosed. The tibial pin guide includes a patient-specific inner surface having a first offset portion and a second offset portion. The first offset portion is configured to be offset from and mimic a first bone surface. The first offset portion of the patient-specific inner surface is shaped to form a gap to accommodate soft tissue overlying a proximal surface of the tibia of the patient. The second offset portion of the patient-specific inner surface is shaped to provide clearance for a patella tendon of the patient. The tibial pin guide also has a first patient-specific contact area configured for direct bone registration without intervening soft tissue and a second patient-specific contact area that is configured for direct bone registration without intervening soft tissue. The second patient-specific contact area is non-contiguous with the first patient-specific contact area. | 10-22-2015 |
20150305753 | ANKLE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Various surgical devices and methods are disclosed herein. Also disclosed is multi-component prosthesis, which can be used as an ankle prosthesis. One of the disclosed surgical alignment systems includes a guide arm, a ratchet arm frame configured to be coupled slidably to the guide arm, a ratchet arm configured to be coupled to the ratchet arm frame, and a sagittal sizing guide body configured to be coupled to the ratchet arm. The sagittal sizing guide body includes a first radiopaque object disposed at a first position and a second radiopaque object disposed at a second position that is spaced apart from the first position. | 10-29-2015 |
20150305755 | DRILL GUIDES FOR CONFIRMING ALIGNMENT OF PATIENT-SPECIFIC ALIGNMENT GUIDES - An orthopedic device includes a drill guide configured to be mounted on a patient-specific alignment guide for intraoperatively confirming alignment of the patient-specific alignment guide relative to a bone. The patient-specific alignment guide includes first and second referencing holes. The drill guide includes a main body with a first coupling member and a second coupling member. The first and second coupling members are configured to be received within the first and second referencing holes, respectively. The first and second coupling members each include corresponding first and second drill openings configured to align with the first and second referencing holes, respectively. The drill openings each guide a drilling tool toward the bone to drill corresponding holes in the bone. The main body also includes an alignment confirmation feature configured for confirming alignment of the patient-specific alignment guide relative to the bone before drilling holes in the bone. | 10-29-2015 |
20150305791 | AIMING DEVICE FOR DISTAL LOCKING OF INTRAMEDULLARY NAILS AND METHODS OF USE - An aiming device system that is configured to align at least one bone anchor guide to a first distal hole of an intramedullary nail can include an aiming arm that is configured to be operatively coupled to the intramedullary nail and an aiming guide. The aiming arm can define a sliding support that is elongate along a first direction. The aiming guide can include a guide body that defines at least a first bone anchor guide. The aiming guide is attached to the aiming arm such that the aiming guide is selectably movable along the sliding support, and selectably rotatable relative to the aiming arm. When the first bone anchor guide is retaining the guide sleeve, at least one of the selectable movement and selectable rotation of the guide body at least partially aligns the first bone anchor guide with the first distal hole of the intramedullary nail. | 10-29-2015 |
20150320429 | Patient-Specific Elbow Guides And Associated Methods - A patient-specific alignment guide includes a three-dimensional engagement surface customized in a pre-operating planning stage by computer imaging to closely mate and conform to a corresponding bone portion of a patient's elbow joint. The patient-specific alignment guide defines a first longitudinal guiding bore aligned with a reference axis associated with the elbow joint of patient when the alignment guide is mounted onto the corresponding bone portion. | 11-12-2015 |
20150320500 | NEURAL MONITOR-BASED DYNAMIC HAPTICS - A computer-assisted surgery system may have a robotic arm including a surgical tool and a processor communicatively connected to the robotic arm. The processor may be configured to receive, from a neural monitor, a signal indicative of a distance between the surgical tool and a portion of a patient's anatomy including nervous tissue. The processor may be further configured to generate a command for altering a degree to which the robotic arm resists movement based on the signal received from the neural monitor; and send the command to the robotic arm. | 11-12-2015 |
20150327874 | PEDICLE DRILL GUIDE FOR SPINAL SURGERY - A Pedicle Drill Guide is a radiolucent device which allows preliminary positioning of a needle/trochar near the pedicle in the AP view and adjusting the final position of the lateral view without changing the initial position of the AP position. This guide allows simultaneous alignment of both AP and Lateral views for ultimate ideal or perfect pathway for the pedicle cannulization. | 11-19-2015 |
20150351821 | ORTHOPAEDIC AIMING DEVICE FOR COMPOUND SCREW TRAJECTORIES - An orthopaedic aiming device system is provided that includes a targeting device. The targeting device has a curved portion with an end and at least one guide opening formed therethrough. The curved portion also defines an arced axis. Connected to the end of the curved portion is a mounting portion that has at least one mounting opening formed therethrough. The mounting opening defines a mounting axis that is approximately orthogonal to at least one point on the arced axis of the curved portion. The orthopaedic aiming device system can also include mounting pins, a positioning device, and an orthopaedic implant. The mounting pins can include distancing features that interact with distance locking features of the mounting opening(s) to properly distance the targeting device from the orthopaedic implant. Also included is a method to target implant openings that have compound angled screw trajectories using an orthopaedic aiming device system. | 12-10-2015 |
20150366570 | Jig with Guide Adapted to Lock Relative to Both of Threaded Holes and Non-Threaded Slots in a Bone Plate - A system, devices and methods are provided for facilitating stabilization of periarticular fractures. The system includes a compression plate and one or more of a cerclage cable for encircling the bone and securing the compression plate to the bone, a crimp lug for securing the cable in tension relative to the bone and/or a plate, and a supplemental plate coupled to the compression plate and adapted to receive bicortical or unicortical bone screws to further secure the compression plate relative to the bone. In addition, the system includes a cable tensioner for temporarily retaining the cable in tension and then applying a tension to the cable until a desired compression is effected between a plate and bone and while a cable retaining structure is secured to the cable to retain the applied tension on the cable. Also provided is a jig for use with plates for minimally invasive fracture stabilization. | 12-24-2015 |
20150374390 | RECONSTRUCTION OF ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENTS - Apparatus for locating an attachment position for a reconstructed anterior cruciate ligament on an attachment surface of a bone comprises locating means | 12-31-2015 |
20160015401 | CUSTOMIZED DRILLING JIG FOR IMPLANTATION OF A HEARING AID - A customized drilling jig for implantation of a hearing aid involves a molded imprint ( | 01-21-2016 |
20160022285 | OVAL TIBIA GUIDE - A guide apparatus having a body having a central axis defined therethrough and a first channel and a second channel formed therethrough, a handle coupled to the body, the handle having a locking mechanism configured to prevent movement of the body relative to the handle in a first direction along the central axis of the body, and an arm coupled to the handle, the arm configured to engage at least a portion of a bone. | 01-28-2016 |
20160022288 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR GUIDING SURGICAL DEVICES INTO BONE - Devices, systems, and methods are generally provided for guiding surgical devices into a desired location and orientation in a bone. In general, the devices can include an elongate guide, a sleeve having an inner lumen therethrough for seating the guide, and a locking mechanism configured to lock a position of the guide with respect to the sleeve. The guide can have a distal, bone-engaging portion that can be laterally offset from an intermediate portion of the guide by a predetermined distance and that can extend distally beyond the sleeve to contact a bony structure. The guide can thus orient and stabilize the sleeve at the predetermined distance from the bony structure to provide for the delivery of one or more surgical devices through the sleeve and into the bone at a desired location and orientation, without requiring a surgeon to actually view the surgical site. | 01-28-2016 |
20160022374 | ON-BOARD TOOL TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHODS OF COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY - A number of improvements are provided relating to computer aided surgery utilizing an on tool tracking system. The various improvements relate generally to both the methods used during computer aided surgery and the devices used during such procedures. Other improvements relate to the structure of the tools used during a procedure and how the tools can be controlled using the OTT device. Still other improvements relate to methods of providing feedback during a procedure to improve either the efficiency or quality, or both, for a procedure including the rate of and type of data processed depending upon a CAS mode. | 01-28-2016 |
20160030063 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRE-OPERATIVE PLANNING AND PRECISE BONE TUNNEL PLACEMENT FOR LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION - Methods and systems to optimize ligament reconstruction surgical outcomes by enabling bone tunnel(s) to be precisely and optimally placed through the use of pre-operative planning systems coupled with precision control bone evacuation machines, such as robotic drills are provided. The methods generally include receiving and processing scan data of a patient's bone(s); pre-determining the optimal tunnel placement parameter(s) with the scan data; placing registration marker(s) on the patient's bone(s) percutaneously; and creating a tunnel in the patient's bone(s) with a system coupled to receive and execute according to the pre-determined optimal tunnel placement parameter(s). | 02-04-2016 |
20160030065 | Surgical Device for Proper Orientation during Osteotomy - A surgical device for osteotomy allows for accurate determination of the angle at which a bone in the human or animal body should be corrected, and for precisely maintaining the angle constant during the entire surgical procedure. The surgical device having on its distal end a circular segment fixed to a distal end of a first blade and further moveably connected to a distal end of a second blade. The distal end of the second blade is allowed to move along the circular segment, wherein the proximal ends of the first and second blade converge at an angle. At least a pair of pin guide openings are provided in parallel for inserting and positioning at least two parallel pins or drill bits. The surgical device provides unique fixed reference means allowing to perform a precise surgery according to predetermined parameters and angles even at the final stages of the operation. | 02-04-2016 |
20160030196 | Customized Surgical Guide - Customized surgical guide for guiding a bone implant to a predetermined location on the bone during a surgical procedure, wherein the guide comprises a body comprising at least one implant contacting surface and at least one patient specific bone contacting surface, wherein the implant contacting surface is arranged to contact the implant for ensuring a unique and stable fit between the guide and the implant, and wherein the bone contacting surface is arranged to contact the bone for ensuring a unique and stable fit of a combination of the guide and the implant on the predetermined location on the bone. | 02-04-2016 |
20160038309 | SPINAL FUSION APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS - An apparatus allows for posterior lumbar interbody fusion to be performed with a stable construct to achieve arthrodesis. A fastener is adapted for connecting the superior vertebra to the inferior vertebra. A receiver for positioning between the superior and inferior vertebrae includes a passage for receiving the fastener. The receiver comprises a first surface for positioning adjacent the first vertebrae and a second surface for positioning adjacent to the inferior vertebrae, and the passage extends at an angle relative to the first and second surfaces. Related tools and methods are also described. | 02-11-2016 |
20160074049 | BONE DRILL GUIDES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The invention features bone drill guides, sleeves, and methods of use thereof in inserting hardware into bones, in particular to repair bone defects. The bone drill guides are designed to seat firmly against bone while allowing translational, rotational, and angular movement during an operation. The bone drill guides also allow for insertion of multiple devices, such as guide wires, into bone at defined and constrained relative position. | 03-17-2016 |
20160074050 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION - A dual reconstructive wire system for use with an anatomy can include a first guide wire, a second guide wire, a first guide instrument, a first cannulated insertion instrument, and a second cannulated insertion instrument. The first guide wire can pass through the first cannulated insertion instrument such that a first end and a second end of the first guide wire extends beyond the first end and the second end, respectively of the first cannulated insertion instrument. The second guide wire can pass through the second cannulation insertion instrument such that a first end and a second end of the second guide wire extends beyond the first end and the second end, respectively of the second cannulated insertion instrument. | 03-17-2016 |
20160089159 | Surgical Guide for Use in Ligament Repair Procedures - Devices, systems, and methods are provided for ligament repair procedures, and can be used to establish a location and trajectory for forming a bone tunnel in bone. One exemplary embodiment of a surgical guide for using in a ligament repair procedure includes a guide arm and a carriage that can be selectively locked along the guide arm to define an angle of the bone tunnel. The guide arm also defines a location of a distal end of the bone tunnel. In some embodiments the carriage is configured to have a bullet side-loaded into it, and the bullet can be used to define a location of a proximal end of the bone tunnel. The present disclosure also provides for a gage that limits the distance a drill pin that drills the bone tunnel can travel. A variety of other, devices, systems, and methods are also provided. | 03-31-2016 |
20160089160 | Side-Loading Carriage for Use in Surgical Guide - Devices, systems, and methods are provided for ligament repair procedures, and can be used to establish a location and trajectory for forming a bone tunnel in bone. One exemplary embodiment of a surgical guide for using in a ligament repair procedure includes a guide arm and a carriage that can be selectively locked along the guide arm to define an angle of the bone tunnel. The guide arm also defines a location of a distal end of the bone tunnel. In some embodiments the carriage is configured to have a bullet side-loaded into it, and the bullet can be used to define a location of a proximal end of the bone tunnel. The present disclosure also provides for a gage that limits the distance a drill pin that drills the bone tunnel can travel. A variety of other, devices, systems, and methods are also provided. | 03-31-2016 |
20160089161 | Gage for Limiting Distal Travel of Drill Pin - Devices, systems, and methods are provided for ligament repair procedures, and can be used to establish a location and trajectory for forming a bone tunnel in bone. One exemplary embodiment of a surgical guide for using in a ligament repair procedure includes a guide arm and a carriage that can be selectively locked along the guide arm to define an angle of the bone tunnel. The guide arm also defines a location of a distal end of the bone tunnel. In some embodiments the carriage is configured to have a bullet side-loaded into it, and the bullet can be used to define a location of a proximal end of the bone tunnel. The present disclosure also provides for a gage that limits the distance a drill pin that drills the bone tunnel can travel. A variety of other, devices, systems, and methods are also provided. | 03-31-2016 |
20160089163 | Adjustable Glenoid Pin Insertion Guide - A system and method for aligning a guiding pin relative to a glenoid including a guiding pin insertion guide for orienting the guiding pin relative to the anatomic structure and an axis alignment device. The guiding pin insertion guide includes a base plate and a movable pin orientation device coupled to and extending from the base plate. The axis alignment device has a plurality of through holes that each define a different alignment axis. The guiding pin mates with one of the through holes to align the guiding pin at a patient-specific alignment axis, the guiding pin is then received within the guiding pin insertion guide when mated with the one of the through holes to align the guiding pin insertion guide along the patient-specific alignment axis relative to the base plate, and the guiding pin insertion guide is fixed to the base plate along the patient-specific alignment axis. | 03-31-2016 |
20160095608 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING WITH ARRANGEMENT OF A STOCK INSTRUMENT WITH RESPECT TO A PATIENT ISSUE - A stock instrument includes at least one guide interacting feature. A lower instrument surface of the stock instrument is placed into contact with the patient tissue. A guide has a lower guide surface contoured to substantially mate with at least a portion of an upper instrument surface of the stock instrument. A predetermined instrument orientation upon the patient tissue is defined, which is preselected responsive to preoperative imaging of the patient tissue. The guide and instrument are mated in a predetermined relative guide/instrument orientation wherein at least one guide interacting feature of the instrument is placed into engagement with at least one instrument guiding feature of the guide. The guide is moved into a predetermined guide orientation with respect to the patient tissue and concurrently the instrument is moved into a predetermined instrument orientation with respect to the patient tissue. | 04-07-2016 |
20160106491 | AUTOMATIC WIRE-FEEDING INTRAMEDULLARY REPOSITOR FOR LIMB LONG BONE FRACTURE - Provided is an automatic wire-directing intramedullary reduction device used for long bone fracture including a holder, a reduction bushing mounted at the holder; a reduction head rotatably mounted at the reduction bushing; a pipe for guide wire mounted at the holder, a reduction rod received in the reduction bushing with the front end of the reduction rod connecting to the other side at the rear end of the reduction head, the reduction rod will drive the reduction head to rotate around a shaft when moving back and forth, a fixing handle fixed at the rear part of the holder; a wire-directing handle rotatably connected to the fixing handle, a pushing plate for guide wire disposed between the front part and the rear part of the holder, a guide wire passing through the pipe for guide wire, a return spring for pushing plate sleeved around the guide wire, the wire-directing handle will drive the pushing plate for guide wire and the guide wire to move forward when rotating around the rotate shaft. | 04-21-2016 |
20160120554 | TARGETING ADJUSTMENT - A targeting system for aligning an axis of a targeting sleeve and a bore in a distal end portion of an intramedullary nail is proposed, the targeting device comprising a distal targeting arm with a first end being configured to be coupled to a trailing end of an intramedullary nail, an adjusting device, the adjusting device being configured to be coupled to the distal targeting arm. The adjusting device may comprise an adjusting element and a nail follower including two targeting holes each being configured to receive a sleeve assemply. The adjusting element may cooperate with the nail follower such that the positions of the two targeting holes are adjustable so as to correspond to respective locking holes at a leading end of the intramedullary nail, even when the nail is bent. | 05-05-2016 |
20160135823 | SOFT TISSUE RECONSTRUCTION - Methods and instruments for reconstructing soft tissues of a skeletal joint such as for example of the foot or hand are presented. | 05-19-2016 |
20160143651 | WINDOWED INSTRUMENT DRILL GUIDE AND CORRESPONDING FRICTION REDUCING INSTRUMENT - In a first embodiment, an instrument guide includes an elongate guide body extending between a proximal end and a distal end, wherein a portion of the guide body extending proximally from the distal end is generally arcuate. The instrument guide further includes a rigid tip extending generally linearly from the distal end of the guide body. The rigid guide further includes a cannulation formed in the guide body and extending continuously from the proximal end of the guide body to a distal terminus of the tip. The cannulation can be approximately uniform in diameter. The instrument guide further includes a cut-out region, different from the guide body cannulation, extending along at least a portion of an inner radial surface of the arcuate body portion and intersecting the guide body cannulation. | 05-26-2016 |
20160166264 | INSTRUMENT FOR FRACTURE FRAGMENT ALIGNMENT AND STABILIZATION | 06-16-2016 |
20160183995 | Drill and/or Guide Wire Guides For Surgical Drill Bits, Guide Wires and/or Screws and Methods of Using Said Guides - Drill and/or guide wire guides and methods are usable with at least one orthopedic surgical implant screw, wherein the guides have a length defined between a first end and a second end located opposite to the first end and a thickness defined between a front side and a back side located opposite to the front side of the guide. The guides have a guide hole formed adjacent to the first end of the guide, wherein the guide hole extends through the thickness of the guide from the front side to the back side of the guide, wherein the guide hole has a diameter sized to receive a diameter of a drill bit or a guide wire. The guides have a slot formed on the front side of the guide and located adjacent to the front side of the guide, wherein the slot extends along at least a portion of the length of the guide, wherein the slot has a diameter sized to receive a diameter of a drill bit or a guide wire. The longitudinal axis of the guide hole is angled from a longitudinal axis of the guide or the slot by an angle a, wherein the angle a is greater than about 1° and less than about 90°. | 06-30-2016 |
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