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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2018
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Stanley J. Kmiec, Jr., West Chester, PA (US);
Stanley J. Kmiec, III, West Chester, PA (US);
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A system for treating a bone includes an insertion device for an intramedullary nail. A first end includes a channel extending therethrough so that, when the insertion device is coupled to an intramedullary nail, the channel of the device is aligned with and in communication with a channel of the nail. The system also includes a guide sleeve extending from a proximal end to a distal end and including a first bend extending along a portion of a length thereof so that a longitudinal axis of a distal portion of the sleeve is angled with respect to a longitudinal axis of a remaining portion of the sleeve. In an operative position, the distal end of the sleeve is inserted into the channel of the device and the remaining portion of the sleeve extends toward a lateral side of a bone being treated.