System for treating proximal humeral fractures and method of using the same
AssigneeEncore Medical, LP DBA DJO Surgical
InventorGordon I. GROH
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for treating a proximal humeral fracture. A system according to one embodiment includes a longitudinal member configured to be received within the humeral shaft. The system includes a jig assembly configured to be coupled to the longitudinal member, wherein the jig assembly includes at least one hole defined therethrough that is configured to guide placement of at least one hole in the humeral shaft, and wherein the hole formed in the humeral shaft is configured to align with at least one hole in the humeral implant such that the jig assembly is configured to locate the position of the humeral implant in the humeral shaft.
Claims15
A method for treating a proximal humeral fracture with a humeral implant having at least one hole defined therethrough, the method comprising:
- inserting at least a portion of a longitudinal member within the humeral shaft, wherein the portion of the longitudinal member defines a plurality of holes spaced axially apart from one another;
- coupling a jig assembly comprising at least one hole defined therethrough to the longitudinal member, wherein the at least one hole of the jig assembly is configured to align with at least one of the plurality of holes of the portion of the longitudinal member;
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- forming at least one hole in the humeral shaft guided by the at least one hole of the jig assembly and the at least one of the plurality of holes of the portion of the longitudinal member, wherein the at least one hole formed in the humeral shaft is configured to align with the at least one hole in the humeral implant such that the jig assembly is configured to locate the position of the humeral implant in the humeral shaft.
A method of positioning a humeral implant within a humeral shaft, comprising:
- providing a humeral implant having at least one hole defined therethrough;
- positioning a longitudinal rod member for receipt within a reamed medullary canal of the humeral shaft;
- coupling a jig assembly having a plurality of holes to said longitudinal rod member with a fastener to fix the position of the jig assembly with respect to the longitudinal rod member;
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- inserting the longitudinal rod member within the humeral shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.