US 11,992,252 B2
Distal radius stabilization system
Andrew Davison, Downingtown, PA (US); Stephanie Wolfe, Hatfield, PA (US); Evan Langdale, Phildelphia, PA (US); Joseph DePaul, Lansdale, PA (US); Barclay Davis, Glenmoore, PA (US); Gabrielle Zingalis, Philadelphia, PA (US); Michelle Gray, Oley, PA (US); David Laird, Jr., Brandamore, PA (US); and Peter Evans, Lafayette Hill, PA (US)
Assigned to Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed by GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed on Feb. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/668,768.
Application 17/668,768 is a continuation 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 2022/0160409 A1, May 26, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61F 2/42 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/8061 (2013.01) [A61B 17/8004 (2013.01); A61B 17/8014 (2013.01); A61B 17/8033 (2013.01); A61B 17/8057 (2013.01); A61B 17/808 (2013.01); A61B 17/8085 (2013.01); A61B 17/809 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01); A61B 17/86 (2013.01); A61B 17/8605 (2013.01); A61F 2/4241 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
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1. A method of fixating a volar distal radius plate to a bone, said method comprising:
providing the volar distal radius plate;
providing a targeting guide for use with the volar distal radius plate, the targeting guide including:
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 first openings of the volar distal radius plate, wherein the cannulated openings are configured to facilitate drilling pilot holes at desired trajectories through the first openings of the volar distal radius plate; and
a collet configured to extend from the lower portion of the body and into a second opening in the volar distal radius plate, the collet having a plurality of arms configured to be deflected radially inward as the collet is inserted into the second opening and to return to an undeflected position after the collet is moved beyond a portion of the second opening having a reduced diameter, wherein an exterior surface of each of the plurality of arms extends radially inwardly and then radially outwardly to define a v-shaped valley therebetween, the valley being positioned opposite the reduced diameter of the second opening when the collet is inserted into the second opening;
attaching the targeting guide to the volar distal radius plate by inserting the collet into the second opening of the volar distal radius plate;
drilling pilot holes into the bone through the cannulated openings and the first openings;
removing the targeting guide from the volar distal radius plate; and
fixating the volar distal radius plate to the bone via fasteners.