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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2019
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Andrew Flintrop, West Chester, PA (US);
Thomas Keyer, West Chester, PA (US);
Stanley Kmiec, Jr., Morgantown, PA (US);
Alexandra Sibole, Seattle, WA (US);
Dana Pappalardo, Landenberg, PA (US);
David Cowens, West Chester, PA (US);
Joshua McManus, Downingtown, PA (US);
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A guide sleeve for use in anchoring a fixation member to an intramedullary nail and to bone includes a sleeve body that is elongate along a central axis and has an internal surface that defines a bore extending along the central axis to a distal end of the sleeve body. The sleeve body also defines a plurality of guide channels that are each recessed radially outwardly from the internal surface and each include a helical proximal portion and a linear distal portion that extends from the helical proximal portion toward the distal end. The linear distal portion is parallel with the central axis. The guide channels are configured to receive respective complimentary followers of an instrument for driving the fixation member through the bore and subsequently through the intramedullary nail and into the bone.