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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2011
Kyle Anderson, Birmingham, MI (US);
Neal S. Elattrache, Los Angeles, CA (US);
William C. Benavitz, Naples, FL (US);
John E. Conway, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Anthony A. Romeo, Burr Ridge, IL (US);
Derek C. Sullivan, Bonita Springs, FL (US);
Jonathan H. Webb, Midland, TX (US);
Kyle Anderson, Birmingham, MI (US);
Neal S. ElAttrache, Los Angeles, CA (US);
William C. Benavitz, Naples, FL (US);
John E. Conway, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Anthony A. Romeo, Burr Ridge, IL (US);
Derek C. Sullivan, Bonita Springs, FL (US);
Jonathan H. Webb, Midland, TX (US);
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Abstract
Techniques and instrumentation for elbow reconstruction, specifically, for repairs of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL). The instrumentation provides for precise formation of sockets and tunnels along with easy suture/graft passage while accommodating all forms of elbow UCL reconstruction techniques. A V-drill guide is provided with a handle and two drill sleeves having intersecting trajectories for creating an intersecting V-shaped bone tunnel in the ulna. An adjustable humeral guide has an adjustable arm with an arc shape, and a peg and a block extending from each end of the adjustable arm. The peg is shaped to fit within an already-formed humeral socket. The block allows a drill to pass through and form other tunnels which intersect with the originally-formed tunnel at various positions.