Patent ID: 7147643
Filing Date: 2006-12-12
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An implantation system comprising a locking nail and an aiming device, wherein the locking nail has at a first end a means for selective attachment to the aiming device, the nail has two locking holes on an opposite second end and has an exterior surface feature adjacent the locking holes, and wherein the aiming device has a rigid aiming arm with a free end aiming portion having at least three aiming bores generally aligned with a longitudinal axis of the nail, two outer aiming bores of said at least three aiming bores are spaced at a distance from each other which corresponds to a distance between the locking holes at the second end of the locking nail, said aiming device further has a connecting piece movable on the aiming arm and being fixable thereon, wherein the connecting piece has an aperture for accommodation of a detachable nail adapter which includes said means for selective attachment of the locking nail wherein the free end aiming portion of the aiming arm is rotatably mounted around an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aiming arm and comprises first locking means for the locking of the free end portion in a rotational position.