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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2022
Applicant:
Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventor:
Joseph Ryan Woodard, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/17 (2013.01); A61B 17/1622 (2013.01); A61B 17/1697 (2013.01); A61B 17/8897 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosed subject matter relates to a visual guide for aiding the surgeon in the insertion of a k-wire. The guide including a ring for receiving a guide wire, the guide wire extending from the ring parallel to the center axis of the ring; and, a ring attachment mechanism configured to attach the visual guide to a wire driver. The guide wires representing the trajectory of the k-wire in two orthogonal planes thus allowing the surgeon to free hand the insertion by visually referencing the guide wires and the actual trajectory of the k-wire within the bone.