Patent ID: 9192398
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A radiolucent orthopedic implant insertion instrument comprising: an insertion handle including a proximal end configured to couple to a distal end of an orthopedic implant; and an aiming guide including a proximal end configured to couple to a distal end of the insertion handle so that the aiming guide extends distally therefrom, the aiming guide being formed as a substantially hollow structure of radiolucent material and having a plurality of transverse bores formed therethrough, the transverse bores being positioned and oriented so that, when the insertion handle is coupled to an implant and to the aiming guide, the transverse bores align with a target feature of the implant in such a way that axes of the transverse bores intersect the target feature and each respective transverse bore without intersecting a surface of any of the transverse bores, wherein the transverse bores have overlapping diameters.