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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2005
Jude L. Sasing, Quezon, PH;
Aristedes C. Dayanghirang, Manitoba, CA;
Dennis Alphonse Yap, Antipolo, PH;
Ramon B. Gustilo, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Francis O. Chan, Cagayan, PH;
Roberto R. Fresnido, Jr., Rizal, PH;
Jude L. Sasing, Quezon, PH;
Aristedes C. Dayanghirang, Manitoba, CA;
Dennis Alphonse Yap, Antipolo, PH;
Ramon B. Gustilo, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Francis O. Chan, Cagayan, PH;
Roberto R. Fresnido, Jr., Rizal, PH;
Orthopaedic International, Inc., Cabuyao, PH;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an intramedullary nail distal targeting device () adapted to be installed to an external jig system (A) having a proximal attachment (B) to support an intramedullary nail (C) thereon and an extension arm (D) secured to the proximal attachment (B), the nail distal targeting device including a drill guide () being defined by an abbreviated cylindrical body () having at least a pair of guide slots (') each of the guide slots (′) having a scalloped inner surface (), an attaching mechanism () being provided at the upper portion of the drill guide (), the attaching mechanism () secured in a rotating and sliding manner to a distal end of the extension arm (D) and at least a pair of guide sleeves (′) being telescopically fitted correspondingly into the slots (′) of the drill guide (), each of the guide sleeves (′) having a scalloped outer surface to correspondingly fit into the guide slots (′), each of the guide sleeves (′) being provided with aligned and spaced apart drill-guiding holes () extended between the opposed end portions thereof.