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Aiming device for targeted drilling of bone

US9730711B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims

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Assignee

DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

Stefan Wolf · Schwieberdingen, DE
This Aebi · Grenchen, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 11, 2013
Grant date	Aug 15, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 3, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B17/1721
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An aiming device for targeted drilling of a hole into bone includes a slot hole extending through the aiming device, the slot hole being configured to receive a guide sleeve therein at different locations therein and at different angles each of which corresponds with one of the locations along a longitudinal extension of the slot hole. The aiming device can be positioned relative to a bone plate using a positioning device including a base having a guide hole extending therethrough from a first side of the base to a second side of the base. The guide hole is formed as an elongated hole and is configured to receive the guide sleeve therein at different angles relative to the positioning device.

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