Intramedullary rod screw guide

Details Intramedullary rod screw guide Intramedullary rod screw guide

1990-05-29

1991-09-10

Isabella, David J.

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

606 96, A61F 504

Patent

active

050470345

ABSTRACT:
An intramedullary rod screw guide for use in orthopedic surgical procedures involving the installation of an intramedullary rod comprising means for attaching the guide to an external support assembly during installation of an intramedullary rod, a laterally extending spacer plate, intramedullary rod attachment means proximate the distal end of the spacer plate and guide means secured to the spacer plate intermediate the proximal and distal ends thereof, the guide means forming a passage which, in use, is aligned with the bone screw passage in the intramedullary rod permitting the guided insertion of drill means and bone screw insertion means through the guide passage in alignment with the bone screw passage in the intramedullary rod.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4103683 (1978-08-01), Neufeld
patent: 4622959 (1986-11-01), Marcus
patent: 4911153 (1990-03-01), Border

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