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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2009
Anthony J. Metzinger, Warsaw, IN (US);
Peter Giannoudis, Leeds, GB;
George J. Haidukewych, Orlando, FL (US);
Frank A. Liporace, Fort Lee, NJ (US);
Andrew Sems, Oronoco, MN (US);
Anthony J. Metzinger, Warsaw, IN (US);
Peter Giannoudis, Leeds, GB;
George J. Haidukewych, Orlando, FL (US);
Frank A. Liporace, Fort Lee, NJ (US);
Andrew Sems, Oronoco, MN (US);
Biomet, C.V., , NL;
Abstract
An instrument system is provided for positioning an internal fixation prosthesis and guiding a cannulated bone drill during a surgical, radioscopic procedure for the repair of a fractured bone of a patient. The instrument system includes a target wire, a handle formed from a radio translucent material having a target hole for guided passage of the target wire along a target axis. The target axis coincides with the intersection of a first plane and a second plane orthogonal to the first plane. The instrument system also includes a nose component attached to an end of the handle and removably connectable to the prosthesis. The nose component includes an alignment sight formed from a radio-opaque material.