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US 2017/0245884 A1Published application
Multiple portal guide
AssigneeSmith & Nephew, Inc.
InventorPaul Alexander Torrie
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a guide assembly. The guide assembly includes a guide having a body having a first set of marks and a joint including at least one through hole, the joint configured for sliding along the length of the body; and a first surgical device having a second set of marks, wherein the guide is coupled to the first surgical device and a longitudinal axis of the through hole is co-radial with a mark of the second set of marks when the joint is located at a mark of the first set of marks. Other guides are also disclosed.
Claims19
A guide assembly comprising:
- a guide including a body having at least one through hole;
- and
- a first surgical device coupled to the guide and having a distal portion configured to engage a bone surface;
- wherein the through hole is configured to receive a second surgical device therethrough;
- wherein a longitudinal axis of the through hole is co-radial with an aiming feature defined by the distal portion of first surgical instrument;
- and
- wherein the distal portion of the first surgical instrument intersects with and extends beyond the longitudinal axis of the through hole.
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