Patent ID: 8911446
Filing Date: 2014-12-16
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A jig for a bone fixation device, the jig comprising a guide; and a connecting element reversibly engagable with the bone fixation device; wherein the guide defines a non-rectilinear path and has a hollow cylindrical body and first and second open ends to allow the passage of the connecting element therethrough; and wherein the first end of the guide is in non-parallel orientation with respect to the second end of the guide; and wherein the connecting element is remotely operable, and is adapted to permit a tool to be engaged with the bone fixation device; and wherein the connecting element comprises an actuator arranged for rotational motion relative to the guide; and wherein the actuator comprises a hollow cylindrical body, which is, in use, co-axial with, and extends between the first and second ends of, the guide and wherein the actuator comprises at least two segments, which are each arranged for reciprocal movement relative to the other segment with respect to the longitudinal axis of the actuator, and wherein each segment is crenulated and comprises crenels arranged to receive crenels of an adjacent segment.