Guide placement device and method of use
US9414868B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/0046
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Some embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus that secures, at a particular location in a bone, a guidance needle for guiding a cannulated device into the bone at the particular location. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a tap for advancing the guidance needle into the bone. The guidance needle is used to guide the cannulated device to the particular location in the bone. In some embodiments, the tap is threaded and used to create a threaded guide path to further direct the placement of the cannulated device within the bone.
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