Patent ID: 7455685
Filing Date: 2008-11-25
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A system for placement of an anchor in an animal subject, comprising: a pair of anchor extensions engageable to the animal subject, each anchor extension including a proximal end and a distal end, said distal ends forming an alignment axis therebetween when engaged to the animal subject; and a guide instrument mountable adjacent said proximal ends of said pair of anchor extensions, said guide instrument including a guide member defining a guide axis intersecting said alignment axis when mounted to said pair of anchor extensions, wherein said guide member is rotatable around said proximal ends of said anchor extensions while mounted thereto to reposition said guide axis relative to said anchor extensions while maintaining said guide axis in intersecting relation with said alignment axis, wherein said guide instrument includes a mounting assembly coupled with said guide member, said mounting assembly being removably mounted to said pair of anchor extensions and said mounting assembly includes a mounting member and a coupling member rotatably mounted to and extending proximally from said mounting member, said mounting member being removably mounted between said pair of anchor extensions along a mounting axis, wherein said guide member is coupled to said coupling member at a hinge, and said hinge is offset proximally from said proximal ends of said pair of anchor extensions so that coupling member is rotatable 360 degrees around said mounting member when said mounting member is mounted between said pair of anchor extensions.