US 11,986,225 B2
Distal radius stabilization system
Gabrielle Zingalis, Philadelphia, PA (US); Peter Evans, Lafayette Hill, PA (US); Evan Langdale, Philadelphia, PA (US); Joseph DePaul, Lansdale, PA (US); Barclay Davis, Glenmoore, PA (US); Andrew Davison, Downingtown, PA (US); Michelle Gray, Oley, PA (US); David Laird, Jr., Brandamore, PA (US); and Stephanie Wolfe, Hatfield, PA (US)
Assigned to Globus Medical Inc., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed by GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed on Apr. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/660,035.
Application 17/660,035 is a continuation of application No. 16/795,640, filed on Feb. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,331,128.
Application 16/795,640 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/440,409, filed on Jun. 13, 2019, granted, now 11,278,332.
Application 16/440,409 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/871,183, filed on Jan. 15, 2018, granted, now 11,141,204, issued on Oct. 12, 2021.
Application 15/871,183 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/456,642, filed on Mar. 13, 2017, granted, now 10,420,596, issued on Sep. 24, 2019.
Application 15/456,642 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/238,773, filed on Aug. 17, 2016, granted, now 10,383,668, issued on Aug. 20, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/554,700, filed on Sep. 6, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0240991 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/8061 (2013.01) [A61B 17/1615 (2013.01); A61B 17/1782 (2016.11)] 15 Claims
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1. A targeting guide for use with a volar distal radius plate, comprising:
a body having an upper portion configured to be disposed on a head portion of the volar distal radius plate and a lower portion configured to couple the targeting guide to the volar distal radius plate;
a plurality of cannulated openings corresponding to respective openings of the volar distal radius plate, wherein the cannulated openings are configured to facilitate drilling pilot holes and inserting fasteners at desired trajectories through the openings of the volar distal radius plate;
a counterbored hole extending through the body;
a retaining arm disposed adjacent the counterbored hole and extending from the lower portion of the body and into an opening in the volar distal radius plate, wherein the retaining arm includes a detent configured to receive and mate with a portion of the opening of the volar distal radius plate and a flange extending radially outward from a distal end of the retaining arm; and
a cam screw disposed through the counterbored hole, wherein the cam screw includes a head and a shaft extending from the head, wherein the shaft includes a radially outwardly extending flange extending from a distal end of the shaft.