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US 2026/0198982 A1Published application
Systems and methods for intramedullary nail implantation
AssigneeGlobus Medical, Inc.
InventorsMark Rossney, David E. Laird, SR.
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Abstract
Intramedullary nails, aiming guide assemblies, and methods. The aiming guide assembly can include an aiming guide having a collet and a connection bolt configured to engage a connection bolt driver. The connection bolt may be self-retaining and engage with the connection bolt driver in a manner to prevent unintentional disengagement.
Claims20
A system for inserting fasteners into a bone, the system comprising:
- an aiming guide assembly including an aiming guide and a sleeve, the sleeve slidably coupled to the aiming guide;
- wherein the aiming guide assembly is configured to support a plurality of fasteners arranged to be inserted through the sleeve and into bone;
- wherein the sleeve includes multiple parallel openings to receive the plurality of fasteners, the parallel openings being locked together such that the parallel openings slide together in parallel as the sleeve slides relative to the aiming guide.
A system for inserting fasteners into a bone, the system comprising:
- an aiming guide assembly including an aiming guide and a sleeve, the sleeve slidably coupled to the aiming guide;
- wherein the aiming guide assembly is configured to support a plurality of fasteners arranged to be inserted through the sleeve and into bone;
- wherein the sleeve includes at least two parallel openings to receive the plurality of fasteners, the at least two parallel openings being locked together such that the at least two parallel openings slide together in parallel as the sleeve slides relative to the aiming guide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.