US 11,751,887 B2
Interoperative aiming arm
Joshua McManus, Downingtown, PA (US)
Assigned to DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US)
Filed by DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC., Raynham, MA (US)
Filed on Dec. 18, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/719,234.
Prior Publication US 2021/0186523 A1, Jun. 24, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/164 (2013.01) [A61B 17/1717 (2013.01); A61B 17/1615 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An intramedullary nail insertion system, comprising:
a targeting guide having a guide body that has at least one solid portion;
a spacer configured to couple the targeting guide to an intramedullary nail that defines a bone-anchor fixation hole that extends along a central axis, wherein the spacer and targeting guide are configured such that, when the spacer couples the targeting guide to the intramedullary nail, the guide body of the targeting guide is spaced radially outward from the intramedullary nail and a solid surface of the at least one solid portion is intersected by an entirety of the bone-anchor fixation hole of the intramedullary nail, such that a drill bit driven through the bone-anchor fixation hole is configured to create an alignment hole that extends through the at least one solid portion to create an alignment hole that is aligned with the bone-anchor fixation hole.