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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Inventors:
Adam Garlock, Bonita Springs, FL (US);
Ronald J. Choinski, Fort Myers Beach, FL (US);
Jerome Gulvas, Bonita Springs, FL (US);
Zachary Day, Naples, FL (US);
Assignee:
ARTHREX, INC., Naples, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 90/11 (2016.01); A61B 17/90 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1739 (2013.01); A61B 17/88 (2013.01); A61B 90/11 (2016.02); A61B 17/1775 (2016.11); A61B 2017/90 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to a targeting guide assembly for positioning a surgical instrument. The targeting guide assembly is used to accurately place a surgical instrument for establishing a precise path for subsequent screw placement, retrograde drilling, etc. A targeting guide assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first bracket, a second bracket rotatable relative to the first bracket and a cannula guide body movable within a slot of the first bracket.