Alignment device for distal targeting
US9924956B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 17, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/1725
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device is for aligning an aiming hole of an aiming device with a locking hole of an intramedullary nail. The device includes a sensing unit sized and shaped for insertion through an aiming hole of an aiming device attachable to an intramedullary nail. The sensing unit detects a magnetic field produced by a magnet and outputs an alignment signal based on a magnetic field parameter at first and second locations relative to the magnet.
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