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US 8,298,239 B2Granted
Tibial guide for ACL repair having interchangeable and/or rotatable outrigger
AssigneeTyco Healthcare Group LP
InventorPaul Re
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Abstract
A device for positioning a tibial tunnel during ACL reconstruction, the device comprising: a distal portion including a body and a distal arm extending from the distal end of the body, and an outrigger configured to be held by a user. The outrigger and the distal portion are selectively rotatable relative to each other such that the distal portion and the outrigger may be selectively moved out of alignment relative to each other when viewed from above.
Claims12
A device for identifying a desired location of a tibial tunnel during ACL reconstruction, the device comprising:
- a body;
- an arm extending from a distal end of the body, wherein a distal end of the arm is configured for insertion into a pre-drilled opening in a femur and a proximal end of the arm is configured to engage a tibia at a desired location of the tibial tunnel;
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- an outrigger including a curved portion and a tibial drill guide, wherein a proximal end of the body is rotatably supported within a receiving bore formed on the curved portion of the outrigger and is configured such that the proximal end of the arm remains disposed along a central axis defined by the tibial drill guide throughout rotation of the body about a longitudinal axis of the body, wherein the body includes a locking feature for selectively locking the outrigger and the body relative to each other, wherein the locking feature includes a threaded bore on the outrigger formed orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the body, the threaded bore being in communication with the receiving bore of the outrigger and configured to receive a set screw, the set screw being actuatable so as to selectively engage and lock into position the proximal end of body within the receiving bore.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.