Patent ID: 6635061
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An apparatus for installing a number of distal screws into an intramedullary nail implanted in a patient, said apparatus comprising:a foundation unit adapted to be fixedly coupled to said patient; a targeting/guiding unit adapted to be attached to said foundation unit and adaptable for targeting and guiding a device or devices used in installing a respective distal screw into a distal hole in said intramedullary nail, said targeting/guiding unit being movable to a desired location by an operator when attached to said foundation device so as to be aligned with the respective distal screw hole, wherein said targeting/guiding unit includes a locking device for holding said targeting/guiding unit in said desired location; a handle adapted to be coupled to said targeting/guiding unit for facilitating the movement thereof by said operator, wherein said handle includes means for activating said locking device.