Patent ID: 7311710
Filing Date: 2007-12-25
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An aiming device for a locking nail comprising a connecting portion, connectable to an end of the nail and having an aiming arm with a first portion which extends approximately parallel to the nail when the nail is connected with the connecting portion, the first portion is provided with at least one transverse bore extending along an axis having a guiding sleeve, wherein said guiding sleeve has a longitudinal axis and said first portion has at least one slot intersecting said bore, a lever moveably mounted within the slot and having a first end attached to a first end of the slot and having a second region, said lever second region having a sleeve contacting surface in the form of a recess having an open portion for receiving an outer surface of said sleeve, said open portion open in a direction generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said sleeve, a means for biasing the recess in the lever against the sleeve, the slot and the lever being disposed such that the lever may be moved against the action of the biasing means in a plane which is generally perpendicular to the axis of the sleeve and out of engagement with an outer surface of said sleeve.