Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Predrilling guide for knee osteotomy fixation plate
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Application No.: US16609964Application Date: 2019-08-22
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Publication No.: US11517333B2Publication Date: 2022-12-06
- Inventor: Jean Robichaud , Hugo Robichaud
- Applicant: LABORATOIRES BODYCAD INC.
- Applicant Address: CA Québec
- Assignee: LABORATOIRES BODYCAD INC.
- Current Assignee: LABORATOIRES BODYCAD INC.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Québec
- Agency: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
- International Application: PCT/CA2019/051157 WO 20190822
- International Announcement: WO2020/037425 WO 20200227
- Main IPC: A61B17/17
- IPC: A61B17/17 ; A61B34/10 ; A61B17/56

Abstract:
A guide for guiding drill bits to form holes in a bone in a predetermined pattern for receiving fasteners to secure an implant to the bone is provided. The guide includes a guide body having a bone interface side opposite an operative side, the bone interface side having a bone contacting surface engageable with a surface of the bone. The guide also includes a plurality of drill guides extending from the operative side of the guide body for guiding corresponding drill bits, wherein the bone contacting surface of the guide body is configured to substantially conform to surface contours of the bone at a predetermined position on the bone. A method of designing the guide is also provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210353312A1 PREDRILLING GUIDE FOR KNEE OSTEOTOMY FIXATION PLATE Public/Granted day:2021-11-18
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