Patent ID: 11931020
Assignee: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A targeting guide, comprising:
a handle defining a targeting hole;
a targeting pin configured to be coupled to the handle, wherein the targeting pin defines the targeting hole; and
a targeting tower configured to be coupled to the handle, the targeting tower defining at least a first guide hole and a second guide hole, wherein each of the first and second guide holes are sized and configured to receive a respective first guide pin and second guide pin therethrough, and wherein the first and second guide pins are configured to indicate alignment of a k-wire inserted through the targeting hole defined by the handle, the targeting tower further including an opening sized and configured to slideably couple the targeting tower to a targeting shaft of the targeting pin, wherein an inner wall of the targeting tower that defines the opening includes two tabs that extend inwardly so as to be arranged in spaced-apart confronting relation to thereby provide a preferred orientation of the targeting pin.