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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2008
Daniel D. Fritzinger, Warsaw, IN (US);
Daniel W. Buehler, Warsaw, IN (US);
Rebecca Parrott, Warsaw, IN (US);
Michael A. Kay, Peru, IN (US);
Daniel D. Fritzinger, Warsaw, IN (US);
Daniel W. Buehler, Warsaw, IN (US);
Rebecca Parrott, Warsaw, IN (US);
Michael A. Kay, Peru, IN (US);
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A targeting device used in the insertion of an intramedullary nail into a bone. The targeting device includes a guide barrel having a frame portion formed of a non-radiolucent material. The guide barrel also includes a radiolucent material molded over the frame. In addition, the frame includes openings configured to allow a surgeon to view a relatively greater area around the guide barrel in an image of the assembly during surgery.