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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2022
Acumed Llc, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Ole Prien, Kiel, DE;
Mark Sommers, Beaverton, OR (US);
Brian Conley, Portland, OR (US);
David Vanvleet, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Acumed LLC, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Abstract
The present application provides a new and innovative device for aiding in screw installation through a distal end of a nail installed in a patient's bone (e.g., humerus). The nail's distal end is disposed away from an insertion point of the nail into the bone. The targeting device includes a targeting body having an outer frame, a flexible member connected to the outer frame, a targeting block having multiple holes and connected to the flexible member such that the flexibility of the flexible member enables the targeting block to translate towards sides of the outer frame, and an adjustment assembly that adjusts and maintains the targeting block's position relative to the sides of the outer frame. The targeting device further includes a base plate removably coupled to the targeting body. The targeting device may be coupled to the nail at the base plate.