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US 2010/0137924 A1Published application
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AssigneeFinsbury (Development) Limited
InventorsMichael Antony Tuke, Andrew Clive Taylor, John David Spencer
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Abstract
In an alignment guide for use in femoral head surgery, a cannulated rod is supported by, and is adjustable with respect to, a support member of the alignment guide. The guide also includes two jaws, an anterior jaw and a posterior jaw, with each jaw having a proximal end connected to the support arm, and a distal end for clamping, in use, to the neck of the femur. At least one of the jaws is movable from a first open position to a second clamping position.
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An alignment guide for use in femoral head surgery comprising:
- a support member;
- a cannulated rod supported by, and adjustable with respect to, the support member, and
- two jaws, an anterior jaw and a posterior jaw, each jaw having a proximal end connected to the support arm, and a distal end for clamping, in use, to the neck of the femur;
- at least one of said jaws being movable from a first open position to a second clamping position.
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