Targeting device for locking nails
US7077847B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/1725
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A targeting apparatus for locking nails, has a connecting portion which is adapted to be fixedly connected to the end of a locking nail. The targeting apparatus has an arm which is connected to the nail connecting portion via a U or L-shaped portion. The arm has a plurality of bores to receive a drill guide sleeve wherein the bores are disposed at different angles. The targeting arm has supported thereon a rotatable sleeve but substantially is axially displaceable and has a series of cross-bores or apertures which are circumferentially and axially spaced wherein in the predetermined rotational positions of the rotatable sleeve, at least one aperture is aligned with a bore in the targeting arm. A detent is provided which locks the rotatable sleeve on the targeting arm in the selected individual rotational positions.
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