Patent ID: 7927341
Filing Date: 2011-04-19
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An implantation jig for use with an orthopedic implant having a plate-like head portion to which fixed angle bone support elements can be coupled and an intramedullary nail portion, comprising: a) a base defining an outer rim at which said base is adapted to seat on the implant, a central access opening through said outer rim, and inwardly directed cover elements which obstruct passage through a portion of said access opening; b) means for coupling the base to an implant; c) a pedestal extending upward from one end of the base; and d) a handle coupled relative to the upper portion of the pedestal in a manner which permits the handle to be rotatably secured in a first position generally opposite the nail portion or reconfigured and rotatably secured into a second position at least partially over the nail portion.