All positional and universal guiding device for interlocking intramedullary nail
OwnerMeei-Huei Yaoinventor
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Abstract
An all positional and universal guiding device for interlocking intramedullary nail is provided with a locating seat which is movably disposed at an outer end of the handle of an osteopathic intramedullary nail. The locating seat has one side which is parallel to the intramedullary nail and provided thereon with an adjustment device and an outer locating rod. The intramedullary nail and the outer locating rod can be kept relatively at precise position by means of the multi-sectional universal adjusting blocks for achieving an all-bearing adjustment and for drilling a locking screw hole rapidly.
Claims7
An all positional and universal guiding device for interlocking an intramedullary nail having a retaining slot orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the nail, the guiding device comprising:
- a connection seat adapted to protrude from the retaining slot of the nail to be adjusted;
- a joining seat detachably connected to said connection seat;
- a first universal adjustable block;
- means for slidably mounting said first universal block to said joining seat;
- a connection rod inserted through said first universal adjustable block and extending parallel to the nail;
- a sleeve;
- a slide rod inserted into said sleeve and having a guide hole;
- a first locating rod inserted through said guide hole and outside said sleeve, said slide rod allowing the position of said first locating rod relative to the length of the nail to be adjusted;
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- a second universal adjustable block connecting said connection rod to said sleeve, said first and second universal adjustable blocks being adjustable along said connection rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.