Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Guide assembly for intramedullary fixation and method of using the same
- Patent Title (中): 髓内固定导引装置及其使用方法
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Application No.: US11957742Application Date: 2007-12-17
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Publication No.: US08771283B2Publication Date: 2014-07-08
- Inventor: Scott Larsen , Virak Tan , Mark J. Warburton
- Applicant: Scott Larsen , Virak Tan , Mark J. Warburton
- Applicant Address: US TN Arlington
- Assignee: Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Arlington
- Agency: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/58
- IPC: A61B17/58 ; A61B17/60 ; A61F2/00

Abstract:
A guide assembly for facilitating placement of a fixation member within a medullary canal of a radius is provided. According to one embodiment, a guide assembly includes a guide fastener configured to attach to a fixation member and a guide member configured to receive the guide fastener such that the guide member is secured to the fixation member. The guide assembly also includes an interchangeable distal guide member configured to engage and be disengaged from the guide member. The distal guide member defines a plurality of fastener guide openings for guiding respective fasteners through a plurality of fastener openings defined in the fixation member.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090157077A1 GUIDE ASSEMBLY FOR INTRAMEDULLARY FIXATION AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2009-06-18
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