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US 2010/0160925 A1Published application
Apparatus and Method for Aiming a Surgical Tool
AssigneeLower Extremity Innovations, LLC
InventorsMatt A. Heilala, Avery B. Munoz, John S. Steinberg, Glenn Weinraub
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Abstract
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.
Claims19
A surgical guide for aiming at least one tool toward a surgical target, the surgical guide comprising:
- a base having a base thickness disposed orthogonal to and a base width disposed within a plane, the base having a track cut through the base thickness, the track having a uniform track width, the track having a fixed curvature so as to define a base arc of a base circle, the base circle oriented within the plane, the base having a base channel cut through the base width, the base channel disposed within the plane;
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- at least one member sized so as to be receivable through the track to engage with the base, the at least one member having the fixed curvature so as to define a member arc of a member circle, so that, when engaged with the base, the member arc is oriented orthogonal to the plane, the base circle and the member circle defining a sphere having a sphere center located at the surgical target, the at least one member having a member channel cut through the member, such that when the at least one member is engaged with the base, both the base channel and the member channel are aligned toward the surgical target.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.