Screw targeting guide system and method

A system, comprising:

• a targeting guide, comprising:
• a body defining (i) a first guide hole sized and configured to receive a guide sleeve and (ii) an alignment hole having a second axis, wherein the first guide hole extends through the body on a first axis;
• an alignment arm extending between a first end and a second end so as to define an arc, wherein the first end is coupled to the body;
• a tip extending from the second end of the alignment arm, wherein the tip is aligned with the first axis of the first guide hole;
• and
• a first guide sleeve sized and configured for insertion through the first guide hole so as to align a guide element located within the first guide sleeve when the guide sleeve is inserted through the first guide hole wherein the first guide sleeve defines a channel extending therethrough.

A method, comprising:

• providing a targeting guide having a body defining a first guide hole, an alignment hole, and a channel, where the first guide hole is sized and configured to receive a guide sleeve and extends through the body along a first axis, the channel extends from an edge of the body into an interior portion of the body such that the channel intersects the first guide hole so that the alignment hole is oriented parallel to the first guide hole and is positioned on the body such that, when an alignment device is disposed within the alignment hole, the alignment device provides a visual indication of a trajectory of the first guide hole;
• an alignment arm extending between a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to the body;
• and a tip extending from the second end of the alignment arm, wherein the tip is aligned with the first axis of the first guide hole;
• positioning a targeting guide adjacent to a first bone;
• inserting a first guide sleeve through the first guide hole so that the first guide sleeve defines a first channel;
• inserting a first guide element through the channel of the first guide sleeve and into the first bone such that a portion of the tip of the targeting guide corresponds to an exit position of the first guide element from the first bone.

A system, comprising:

• a targeting guide including:
• a first portion extending between a first end and a second end;
• a second portion extending between a third end and a fourth end, the second portion movably coupled to the first portion, the second portion defining at least one guide hole adjacent to the fourth end and a channel that inwardly extends from the fourth end and intersects the at least one guide hole;
• and
• an arm coupled to and extending from the first portion of the body, the arm terminating at a tip having a predetermined positional relationship with an axis defined by the at least one guide hole,
• wherein the portion has an arcuate shape such that a relative position between the tip and the axis defined by the at least one guide hole is maintain when the second portion moves relative to the first portion.