Positioning a tibial tunnel
AssigneeSmith & Nephew, Inc.
InventorPaul A. Torrie
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Abstract
A guide for positioning a tibial tunnel in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. The guide includes a guide arm and a drill sleeve connected to the guide arm. A distal tip of the guide arm is configured to contact a femoral surface, and a distal tip of the drill sleeve is configured to contact a tibial surface when the distal tip of the guide arm contacts the femoral surface.
Claims25
A guide for positioning a tibial tunnel, the guide comprising:
- a guide arm having a rigid distal tip configured to contact a femoral surface;
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- a drill sleeve connected to the guide arm and having a distal tip configured to contact a tibial surface when the distal tip of the guide arm contacts the femoral surface.
A drill sleeve comprising a distal tip having an angled opening surrounded by teeth, wherein the angled opening defines a plane that forms an oblique angle with a longitudinal axis of the drill sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.