# US 11,998,254 B2 · Accessory for bone surgery, advantageously for operative arthroscopy > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,998,254 B2 - Document ID: US11998254B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/770,349 - Filed: 2018-12-03 - Published: 2021-06-10 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-05 - Assignees: Newclip International - Applicants: Newclip International - Inventors: Damien Lami; Jean-Charles Grillo; Jean-Pierre Podgorski; Grégoire Larche - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11998254B2 ## CPC - A61B 17/86: Pins or screws {or threaded wires; nuts therefor (A61B17/72 take precedence)} - A61B 17/8866: {for gripping or pushing bones, e.g. approximators (joint distractors A61B17/025)} - A61B 17/1778: {for the shoulder} - A61B 90/11: with guides for needles or instruments, e.g. arcuate slides or ball joints - A61B 17/90: Guides therefor - A61B 2090/061: {for measuring dimensions, e.g. length} - A61B 2090/062: {penetration depth} - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) ## Abstract Disclosed is an accessory for bone surgery, advantageously for operative arthroscopy, suitable for positioning and attaching a bone fragment on a target bone surface. This accessory includes a body of a sighting body including at least one sighting hole which opens on the two end faces, and a feeler member, extending in protrusion from the front end face of the sighting body. A front end face of the sighting body and a lower face of the feeler member together form a dihedral receiving surface against which the bone fragment is intended to bear. This accessory also includes pressing element capable of temporarily maintaining the bone fragment bearing against the dihedral receiving surface. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An ancillary for bone surgery, advantageously for operative arthroscopy, operable for positioning and fixing a bone fragment on a target bone surface, wherein said ancillary (1) comprises: (i) at least one operating handle (2), (ii) a sighting body (3) comprising—two opposite end faces, a front one (31) and a rear one (32), and—at least one sighting hole (37) that opens to said two end faces (31, 32), for guiding at least one screw and/or pin intended to be implanted into said bone fragment (F) and into said target bone surface (S), (iii) a feeler element (4), protruding from the front end face (31) of said sighting body (3) and having a lower face (411) intended to bear against a part of said target bone surface (S), wherein said front end face (31) of said sighting body (3) and said lower face (411) of said feeler element (4) form together a dihedral receiving surface (D) against which said bone fragment (F) is intended to bear, wherein said ancillary (1) comprises pressing means (5) operable for temporarily holding said bone fragment (F) bearing against said dihedral receiving surface (D), wherein the pressing means (5) comprise: a bearing panel (51) arranged opposite the front end face (31) of said sighting body (3), and translational guiding means (52), for guiding said bearing panel (51) in translation along a translation axis (T) directed parallel to said at least one sighting hole (37) of the sighting body (3) so as to ensure its spacing adjustment with respect to said front end face (31) of the sighting body (3). ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The ancillary for bone surgery according to claim 1, wherein the translational guiding means (52) of the pressing means (5) cooperate with translational guiding means (331) of said sighting body (3). ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The ancillary for bone surgery according to claim 2, wherein the pressing means (5) comprise gripping means (55), advantageously carried by said base (53), for the translational operation of said bearing panel (51) by an operator. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The ancillary for bone surgery according to claim 2, wherein the pressing means (5) and the sighting body (3) cooperate through at least one rib/groove couple (331, 521). ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The ancillary for bone surgery according to claim 4, wherein the sighting body (3) has two lateral faces (33) each comprising a first element (331) of said rib/groove couple, and wherein the pressing means (5) comprise a base (53) that carries the bearing panel (51) and that is provided with a second element (521) of said rib/groove couple. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The ancillary for bone surgery according to claim 5, wherein the base (53) of the pressing means (5) comprises a lower panel (531), opposite a lower face (34) of said sighting body (3), wherein said lower panel (531) comprises two ends: a first end (532) provided with the bearing panel (51), and a second end (533) provided with translational guiding means (52). ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The ancillary for bone surgery according to claim 4, wherein the pressing means (5) comprise gripping means (55), advantageously carried by said base (53), for the translational operation of said bearing panel (51) by an operator. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The ancillary for bone surgery according to claim 5, wherein the pressing means (5) comprise gripping means (55), advantageously carried by said base (53), for the translational operation of said bearing panel (51) by an operator. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The ancillary for bone surgery according to claim 1, wherein the pressing means (5) comprise gripping means (55), advantageously carried by said base (53), for the translational operation of said bearing panel (51) by an operator. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The ancillary for bone surgery according to claim 1, wherein the translational guiding means (331, 52) comprise indexing means (5211, 3311), for providing said bearing panel (51) with a translational pitch. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The ancillary for bone surgery according to claim 10, wherein the pressing means (5) comprise means (5513) for deactivating said indexing means (5211, 3311), in particular for operating said bearing panel (51) so as to space the bearing panel from the front end face (31) of said sighting body (3). ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The ancillary for bone surgery according to claim 1, wherein the pressing means (5) are removable with respect to said ancillary (1). ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The ancillary for bone surgery according to claim 1, wherein the sighting body (3) comprises two through-holes (37) juxtaposed and coplanar to each other in a sighting plane (P). ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The ancillary for bone surgery according to claim 13, wherein said at least one handle (2) extends in a plane (L) perpendicular, or at least approximately perpendicular, to said sighting plane (P). ### Claim 15 An ancillary for bone surgery, advantageously for operative arthroscopy, operable for positioning and fixing a bone fragment on a target bone surface, wherein said ancillary (1) comprises: (i) at least one operating handle (2), (ii) a sighting body (3) comprising—two opposite end faces, a front one (31) and a rear one (32), and—at least one sighting hole (37) that opens to said two end faces (31, 32), for guiding at least one screw and/or pin intended to be implanted into said bone fragment (F) and into said target bone surface (S), (iii) a feeler element (4), protruding from the front end face (31) of said sighting body (3) and having a lower face (411) intended to bear against a part of said target bone surface (S), wherein said front end face (31) of said sighting body (3) and said lower face (411) of said feeler element (4) form together a dihedral receiving surface (D) against which said bone fragment (F) is intended to bear, wherein said ancillary (1) comprises pressing means (5) operable for temporarily holding said bone fragment (F) bearing against said dihedral receiving surface (D), wherein the feeler element (4) cooperates with said sighting body (3) through height adjustment means (45), along a second translation axis (A) directed perpendicular to the axis (37′) of said at least one sighting hole (37). ### Claim 16 A system of ancillaries, capable of being coupled to an arthroscopy, comprising: (i) at least one first ancillary (1), advantageously for operative arthroscopy, operable for positioning and fixing a bone fragment on a target bone surface, wherein said ancillary (1) comprises: at least one operating handle (2), a sighting body (3) comprising—two opposite end faces, a front one (31) and a rear one (32), and—at least one sighting hole (37) that opens to said two end faces (31, 32), for guiding at least one screw and/or pin intended to be implanted into said bone fragment (F) and into said target bone surface (S), a feeler element (4), protruding from the front end face (31) of said sighting body (3) and having a lower face (411) intended to bear against a part of said target bone surface (S), wherein said front end face (31) of said sighting body (3) and said lower face (411) of said feeler element (4) form together a dihedral receiving surface (D) against which said bone fragment (F) is intended to bear, wherein said ancillary (1) comprises pressing means (5) operable for temporarily holding said bone fragment (F) bearing against said dihedral receiving surface (D), (ii) at least one second ancillary (6) of the gripper/screwdriver type, wherein said at least one second ancillary (6) comprises: an upstream portion (61), intended to enter said sighting hole (37) of the sighting body (3) and to protrude at said front end face (31), which comprises an upstream end (611) forming a drilling/screwing head (6111) and a progressive thread profile (6112), and a downstream portion (62), intended to cooperate with a rotational operation member, an abutment structure (63) arranged between said upstream (61) and downstream (62) portions, adapted to come into abutment against the rear end face (32) of the sighting body (3), and a central channel (64), arranged coaxially to said second ancillary (6), adapted to the passage of a pin (7). ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The system of ancillaries according to claim 16, further comprising a ruler (8) having: a first measurement portion (811) provided with a scaling (8111), for measuring the depth of penetration of a pin (7) into the bone fragment (F) and the target bone surface (S), a second measurement portion (812) provided with a scaling, for measuring the width of the bone fragment (F), and a portion (82) for the assembly to the sighting body (3), at its rear end face (32).