Patent ID: 8273092

Claim:
An intramedullary nail distal targeting device adapted to be installed to an external targeting jig system having a proximal attachment to support an intramedullary nail thereon and an extension arm having a longitudinal axis, wherein the extension arm is secured to said proximal attachment, said nail distal targeting device comprising: at least one drill guide being secured to said extension arm, said drill guide being defined by an abbreviated cylindrical body having at least a pair of guide slots, each of said guide slots having a scalloped inner surface; an attaching means being provided at the upper portion of said drill guide and comprising a rotation axis, said attaching means being secured in a rotating and sliding manner to a distal end of said extension arm so that the rotation axis intersects the longitudinal axis of the extension arm; and at least a pair of drill sleeves being telescopically fitted correspondingly into said guide slots of said drill guide, each of said drill sleeves having a scalloped outer surface to correspondingly fit into said guide slot, each of said drill sleeves being provided with aligned and spaced apart drill-guiding means extending between the opposed end portions thereof.