Surgical template

Details Surgical template Surgical template

1990-05-04

1992-08-25

Hafer, Robert A.

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

606 53, A61F

Patent

active

051415135

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed herein is a surgical template including a base having a plurality of openings, including first and second slots. The template further includes a plurality of guides for guiding placement pins. The guides include first and second primary guides which are slidably and removably connected to the base through the first and second slots, respectively. The base further includes a secondary guide removably connected to the base. Each of the primary and secondary guides sized and shaped to cause the placement pins to be parallel to one another when inserted into the guides.

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