Patent ID: 8945132
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A positioning device for aligning at least two supports on at least two bones of a patient, comprising: a positioning tool defining a planar extent that defines a plane and has a first planar surface and a second planar surface, the positioning tool configured such that the first and second planar surfaces interface simultaneously with a part of both of the at least two bones so as to establish a reference position relative to the at least two bones; and a positioning element having a middle portion including an aperture, the aperture slidably supported on and guided by the first and second planar surfaces of the positioning tool for movement along a length of the positioning tool, a first arm unitary with the middle portion and projecting from a first side of the middle portion in a first direction and a second arm unitary with the middle portion and projecting from a second side of the middle portion in a second direction opposite the first direction, the first and second arms having respective ends, the respective ends being located predetermined distances from said positioning tool when the positioning element is supported on and guided by the positioning tool, the respective ends operative to establish locations on the at least two bones relative to the reference position, wherein the respective ends of the first and second arms are releasably couplable to respective ones of the at least two supports, such that the respective ends of the first arm and the second arm may be removed from the at least two supports while the at least two supports are fixed to the at least two bones.