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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2024
Surgical system and methods for stabilization and fixation of fractures, joints, and reconstructions
Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Robert Michael Carlo, III, Lakeland, TN (US);
George Matthew Awtrey, Bartlett, TN (US);
Gary W. Lowery, Eads, TN (US);
Joseph Ryan Woodard, Memphis, TN (US);
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
In various embodiments, a targeting guide is disclosed. The targeting guide includes a handle defining a targeting hole and a targeting tower configured to be coupled to the handle. The targeting tower defines at least a first guide hole and a second guide hole. Each of the first and second guide holes are sized and configured to receive a respective first guide pin and second guide pin therethrough. The first and second guide pins are configured to indicate alignment of a k-wire inserted through the targeting hole defined by the handle. Methods of using a targeting guide are also disclosed.