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Richard Wolf Gmbh

Medacta International Sa

Siebold, Rainer

Rainer Siebold

Eberhard Körner

Christian Fink

Wolfgang Schwaiger

Robert Smigielski

Christoph Herdrich

Peter Berg

Dirk Göthel

A device for the patient-specific, individual anatomic placement of bore channels when attaching artificial ligaments to bones, namely for use in placing boreholes on the thigh and lower leg during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, is provided with a probe () to be introduced into a joint via an arthroscopy portal and with a targeting head () disposed on the distal end of the probe. The targeting head () comprises a targeting template () which is produced individually using a 3-D imaging method, in particular 3-D magnetic resonance tomography (3-D-MRT) or 3-D computer tomography (3-D-CT), and which is a negative imprint of the osseous surface relief in the region where the torn ligament attaches to the bone in question, in particular where the cruciate ligament attaches to the thigh or lower leg. The targeting template () comprises at least one passage () for marking the bore channel that is to be produced on the bone, and a hand grip () is provided on the proximal end of the probe () for holding and positioning. The invention also relates to a method for producing a corresponding device.

Device for placing bore channels when attaching artificial ligaments to the bone and method for producing a corresponding device

A surgical guiding device is provided for reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament, including a guide arm and a guide hook extending away from the arm. The guide arm is constructed in the form of an arc, supports a mounting that is slidable on the guide arm and has a fixing device for an alignment wire that is separate from the mounting.

Surgical guiding device for reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament

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Rainer Siebold