Patent ID: 8771283
Filing Date: 2014-07-08
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A guide assembly for facilitating placement of a fixation member, the fixation member having a plurality of fastener openings, within a medullary canal of a radius, the guide assembly comprising: a guide fastener configured to attach to the fixation member; a guide member defining a first opening configured to allow passage of the guide fastener through the guide member and into the fixation member such that the guide member is secured to the fixation member; an interchangeable distal guide member configured to engage and be disengaged from the guide member while the guide member is secured to the fixation member by the guide fastener and defining a plurality of fastener guide openings for guiding respective fasteners through the plurality of fastener openings in the fixation member, the distal guide member defining a second opening configured to align with the first opening defined in the guide member and to allow passage of the guide fastener therethrough, wherein the guide member further comprises a threaded opening for receiving a fastener to secure the distal guide member to the guide member; and an interchangeable proximal guide member configured to engage and be disengaged from the distal guide member and defining a plurality of fastener guide openings for guiding respective fasteners into a plurality of fastener openings defined in the fixation member, located proximally of the plurality of fastener openings defined in the fixation member with respect to the distal guide member.