Trajectory guide
AssigneeWright Medical Technology, Inc.
InventorsBrian Thoren, Wesley Reed, Thomas Cramer, Gary Lowery, Shannon Cummings
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Abstract
A trajectory guide is is provided for determining the trajectory of a compression screw relative to a previously implanted screw located within an orthopaedic plate. The guide is adapted to releasably position a drill guide in spaced-apart relation to an orthopaedic plate having previously implanted first screws such that the guide defines a trajectory for a compression screw that is nonintersecting with the first screws.
Claims18
A guide for determining the trajectory of a second object relative to a first object comprising:
- a first arm having a distal end adapted to releasably couple a first guide to a structure engaging a first object;
- a second arm having a distal end coupled to said first arm and a proximal end defining a pair of openings each adapted to releasably position a second guide in spaced-apart relation to said structure engaging said first object such that said second guide defines a trajectory for a second object that is nonintersecting with said first object.
A guide for determining the trajectory of a compression screw relative to a location at which a screw will be subsequently located in an orthopaedic plate comprising:
- a first arm having a distal end adapted to releasably couple a first drill guide to an orthopaedic plate;
- a second arm having a distal end coupled to the first arm and a proximal end defining a pair of openings that are each adapted to releasably position a second drill guide in spaced-apart relation to the orthopaedic plate such that the second guide defines a nonintersecting trajectory for a compression screw.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.