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US 2014/0276841 A1Published application
Drill guide assembly
AssigneeArthrex, Inc.
InventorsRicardo Albertorio, Arley Perez, III
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Abstract
A drill guide assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a drill sleeve and an alignment bar spaced from the drill sleeve. A positioning of the drill sleeve is linked to a positioning of the alignment bar.
Claims20
A drill guide assembly, comprising:
- a drill sleeve;
- an alignment bar spaced from said drill sleeve;
- and
- wherein a positioning of said drill sleeve is linked to a positioning of said alignment bar.
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A surgical method, comprising:
- generating a fluoroscopic image of a joint;
- positioning an alignment bar of a drill guide assembly at a desired location relative to the joint;
- visualizing the alignment bar in the fluoroscopic image;
- and
- selecting a positioning of an instrument to be inserted into the joint based on the positioning of the alignment bar in the fluoroscopic image.
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A method for reconstructing a ligamentum teres of a hip joint, comprising:
- positioning a drill guide assembly relative to a hip joint;
- visualizing an alignment bar of the drill guide assembly in an image of the hip joint;
- adjusting a positioning of a drill sleeve of the drill guide assembly by referencing a positioning of the alignment bar in the image;
- and
- reaming a tunnel into a bone of the hip joint through the drill sleeve at the adjusted position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.