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US 8,617,168 B2Granted
Oval tibia guide
AssigneeSmith & Nephew, Inc.
InventorsBernard Joseph Bourque, William Richard Davis, Michael Charles Ferragao
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Abstract
A guide apparatus having a body having a central axis defined therethrough and a first channel and a second channel formed therethrough, a handle coupled to the body, the handle having a locking mechanism configured to prevent movement of the body relative to the handle in a first direction along the central axis of the body, and an arm coupled to the handle, the arm configured to engage at least a portion of a bone.
Claims17
A guide apparatus, comprising:
- a body having a central axis defined therethrough, the body including a projection, and a first channel and a second channel formed therethrough, the first channel and the second channel being configured to receive a first guidewire and a second guidewire, respectively;
- a handle coupled to the body, the handle comprising a locking mechanism;
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- an arm coupled to the handle, the arm configured to engage at least a portion of a bone,
- wherein the projection is operative to engage with the bone;
- wherein the locking mechanism is operative to prevent movement of the body relative to the handle in a first direction away from the bone along the central axis of the body, and
- wherein the projection is at least approximately aligned with the central axis of the body, and the first and second channels are at least approximately on either side of the projection in parallel with each other, thereby allowing the first and second guidewires received in the first and second channels, respectively, to be guided in a second direction toward the bone at least approximately parallel to the central axis of the body.
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