Orthopaedic International, Inc.

Aristedes C Dayanghirang

Ramon B Gustilo

Jude L Sasing

Roberto R Fresnido

Dennis Alphonse Yap

Francis O Chan

The present invention relates to an intramedullary nail distal targeting device () adapted to be installed to an external jig system (A) having a proximal attachment (B) to support an intramedullary nail (C) thereon and an extension arm (D) secured to the proximal attachment (B), the nail distal targeting device including a drill guide () being defined by an abbreviated cylindrical body () having at least a pair of guide slots (') each of the guide slots (&#x2032;) having a scalloped inner surface (), an attaching mechanism () being provided at the upper portion of the drill guide (), the attaching mechanism () secured in a rotating and sliding manner to a distal end of the extension arm (D) and at least a pair of guide sleeves (&#x2032;) being telescopically fitted correspondingly into the slots (&#x2032;) of the drill guide (), each of the guide sleeves (&#x2032;) having a scalloped outer surface to correspondingly fit into the guide slots (&#x2032;), each of the guide sleeves (&#x2032;) being provided with aligned and spaced apart drill-guiding holes () extended between the opposed end portions thereof.

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