Minimally invasive guides and cutting instruments
AssigneeWright Medical Technology, Inc.
InventorsKian-Ming Wong, Brian Robert Thoren, Shawn McGinley
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Abstract
A surgical guide includes a first guide arm extending from a first end to a second end on a first longitudinal axis. The first guide arm defines a first plurality of openings sized and configured to receive a first guide element therethrough. A second guide arm extends from a first end to a second end on a second longitudinal axis. The second guide arm defines a second plurality of openings sized and configured to receive a second guide element therethrough. A pivot element couples the first end of the first guide arm to the first end of the second guide arm such that an angular distance between the first guide arm and the second guide arm can be adjusted in a first plane.
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A surgical guide, comprising:
- a first guide arm extending from a first end to a second end on a first longitudinal axis, the first guide arm defining a first plurality of openings sized and configured to receive a first guide element therethrough;
- a second guide arm extending from a first end to a second end on a second longitudinal axis, the second guide arm defining a second plurality of openings sized and configured to receive a second guide element therethrough;
- a pivot element coupling the first end of the first guide arm to the first end of the second guide arm such that an angular distance between the first guide arm and the second guide arm can be adjusted in a first plane;
- and a first guide block coupled to the first guide arm, the first guide block extending substantially along a third longitudinal axis that is parallel to the first longitudinal axis, wherein the first guide block defines a first subset of the first plurality of openings.
A surgical guide, comprising:
- a first guide arm extending from a first end to a second end on a first longitudinal axis, the first guide arm defining a first plurality of openings sized and configured to receive a first guide element therethrough;
- a second guide arm extending from a first end to a second end on a second longitudinal axis, the second guide arm defining a second plurality of openings sized and configured to receive a second guide element therethrough;
- a first slide element coupled to the first end of the first guide arm;
- a first extension element extending from a first end to a second end on a third longitudinal axis and defining a first adjustment slot extending substantially on the third longitudinal axis, wherein the first slide element is positioned at least partially within the first slot and is slideable on the third longitudinal axis;
- a second slide element coupled to the first end of the second guide arm;
- a second extension element extending from a first end to a second end on a fourth longitudinal axis and defining a second adjustment slot extending substantially on the fourth longitudinal axis, wherein the second slide element is positioned at least partially within the second slot and is slideable on the fourth longitudinal axis;
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- a pivot element coupling the first end of the first extension element to the first end of the second extension element such that an angular distance between the first guide arm and the second guide arm can be adjusted in a first plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.