Bone fracture repair apparatus and method

Details Bone fracture repair apparatus and method Bone fracture repair apparatus and method

1992-02-11

1993-05-04

Hafer, Robert A.

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

A61F 232

Patent

active

052077535

ABSTRACT:
A bone fracture repair apparatus comprises a guide having three parallel elongate bores two of which are small diameter for receiving a guide wire and one of which is of larger diameter for receiving and guiding a screw. the apparatus permits a plurality of screws to be inserted in substantially parallel disposition. By employing a guide wire in a small diameter bore to locate the guide, screws can be inserted in substantially parallel disposition using the larger diameter bore as a guide and using the guide wire as a pivot to change the position for inserting of a screw.

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