Elbow reconstruction instruments and techniques

US9138246B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ARTHREX, INC. · US

Inventors

• Kyle Anderson · Elgin, US
• Neal S. ElAttrache · Los Angeles, US
• William C. Benavitz · Naples, US
• John E. Conway · La Grange, US
• Anthony A. Romeo · Burr Ridge, US
• Derek C. Sullivan · Bonita Springs, US
• Jonathan H. Webb · Austin, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 16, 2011
• Grant date: Sep 22, 2015
• Expiry date: Mar 9, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2/0811
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Techniques and instrumentation for elbow reconstruction, specifically, for repairs of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL). The instrumentation provides for precise formation of sockets and tunnels along with easy suture/graft passage while accommodating all forms of elbow UCL reconstruction techniques. A V-drill guide is provided with a handle and two drill sleeves having intersecting trajectories for creating an intersecting V-shaped bone tunnel in the ulna. An adjustable humeral guide has an adjustable arm with an arc shape, and a peg and a block extending from each end of the adjustable arm. The peg is shaped to fit within an already-formed humeral socket. The block allows a drill to pass through and form other tunnels which intersect with the originally-formed tunnel at various positions.