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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2019
Biomet C.v., Warsaw, IN (US);
Donald Bohay, Ada, MI (US);
John G Anderson, Lowell, IN (US);
John Early, Dallas, TX (US);
Leslie Grujic, Sydney, AU;
Ross Takkwong Leung, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Chris Bremer, Warsaw, IN (US);
Kelly Lackey, Warsaw, IN (US);
Biomet C.V., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A calcaneal targeting device includes a guide body configured to target a corresponding calcaneal bone plate. The guide body includes at least one mounting opening that is configured to align with a corresponding mounting opening of the calcaneal bone plate, at least one targeting opening configured to align with a corresponding fixation opening of the calcaneal bone plate, and a guiding portion that includes a tali targeting opening and a first elongated opening that has a first length. The first elongated opening is configured to allow sliding of a guide wire across the first length and align the tali targeting opening with a sustentaculum tali.