Alignment device for locking nail

An alignment device for an intramedullary locking nail insertable in an intramedullary canal of a long bone, the alignment device comprising:

• a plurality of blocking bone fasteners;
• an elongated insertion member insertable into a proximal portion of the intramedullary canal prior to the insertion of the intramedullary nail so as to extend along an axis, the insertion member having a handle fixedly coupled to the insertion member and extending outwardly at an angle relative to the axis;
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• a targeting member movably coupled to the insertion member selectively in first or second non-parallel orientations, the targeting member including a plurality of guiding apertures, the guiding apertures defining implantation trajectories for inserting the plurality of bone fasteners transversely through the long bone on diametrically opposite sides along the intramedullary canal, the implantation trajectories not intersecting the axis of the insertion member.

An alignment device for an intramedullary locking nail insertable in an intramedullary canal of a long bone, the alignment device comprising:

• a locating member including a handle portion fixedly attached to a plate-like head portion, and an insertion member extending from and integrally formed with the head portion, the head portion defining first and second grooves, the insertion member insertable in a proximal portion of the intramedullary canal prior to the insertion of the intramedullary locking nail so as to extend along an axis, the handle extending at an angle relative to the axis;
• a plurality of blocking fasteners;
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• a targeting member movably coupled to the head portion of the locating member, the targeting member including first and second portions defining a substantially L-shape, the first portion of the targeting member substantially parallel to the insertion member and including a plurality of guiding portions, each guiding portion configured to receive one of the plurality of blocking fasteners along an implantation trajectory non-intersecting the axis of the insertion member when the insertion member is inserted into the intramedullary canal, the second portion of the targeting member including a protrusion movably insertable in any one of the first or second grooves of the head portion.