Method for aligning upper extremity bones and inserting guide device
US8382758B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/1782
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An elevator assembly includes a vertical shaft carrying a lower horizontal jaw held in fixed position relative to the shaft. The shaft carries an horizontally extending dorsal plate that can adjust vertically relative to the lower jaw by means of the vertical shaft. A targeting wing couples to the elevator shaft and is selectively adjustable up and down along the shaft by means of an elevator adjustment screw. The targeting wing includes at least one horizontal slot that is adapted to slideably receive a soft tissue protector and needle assembly. The soft tissue protector can lock in the slot of the targeting wing by rotating its oval body about 90-degrees clockwise.
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