Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Elbow reconstruction instruments and techniques
- Patent Title (中): 肘重建仪器和技术
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Application No.: US13028690Application Date: 2011-02-16
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Publication No.: US09138246B2Publication Date: 2015-09-22
- Inventor: Kyle Anderson , Neal S. ElAttrache , William C. Benavitz , John E. Conway , Anthony A. Romeo , Derek C. Sullivan , Jonathan H. Webb
- Applicant: Kyle Anderson , Neal S. ElAttrache , William C. Benavitz , John E. Conway , Anthony A. Romeo , Derek C. Sullivan , Jonathan H. Webb
- Applicant Address: US FL Naples
- Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Naples
- Agency: Dickstein Shapiro LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/56
- IPC: A61B17/56 ; A61B17/17 ; A61B17/88 ; A61F2/08

Abstract:
Techniques and instrumentation for elbow reconstruction, specifically, for repairs of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL). The instrumentation provides for precise formation of sockets and tunnels along with easy suture/graft passage while accommodating all forms of elbow UCL reconstruction techniques. A V-drill guide is provided with a handle and two drill sleeves having intersecting trajectories for creating an intersecting V-shaped bone tunnel in the ulna. An adjustable humeral guide has an adjustable arm with an arc shape, and a peg and a block extending from each end of the adjustable arm. The peg is shaped to fit within an already-formed humeral socket. The block allows a drill to pass through and form other tunnels which intersect with the originally-formed tunnel at various positions.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110208198A1 ELBOW RECONSTRUCTION INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES Public/Granted day:2011-08-25
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