Patent ID: 8394103

Claim:
A dual reconstructive wire system for use with an anatomy comprising: a first guide wire having a first end, a second end and defining a first length, the first end of the first guide wire operable to engage the anatomy, and the second end extending outside the anatomy at a first distance; a second guide wire having a first end, a second end and defining a second length, the first end of the second guide wire operable to engage the anatomy, and the second end extending outside the anatomy at a second distance, wherein the first guide wire has a colored coating to visually distinguish the first guide wire from the second guide wire, wherein the first end of the first guide wire and the first end of the second guide wire each include a bone engagement feature to facilitate the engagement of the first guide wire and the second guide wire with the anatomy; and wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance and the second length is greater than the first length to enable the second guide wire to be coupled to the anatomy after the first guide wire is coupled to the anatomy such that an instrument used to couple the second guide wire to the anatomy does not contact the first guide wire; a first guide instrument adapted to be coupled to the anatomy, the first guide instrument including a guide that defines at least a first aperture and a second aperture; a first cannulated insertion instrument that has a first end operable to be inserted into the anatomy, and a second end that extends beyond the anatomy, with at least a portion of the first cannulated instrument received through one of the first aperture or the second aperture; a second cannulated insertion instrument that has a first end operable to be inserted into the anatomy, and a second end that extends beyond the anatomy, with at least a portion of the second cannulated instrument received through the other of the first aperture or the second aperture; and wherein the first guide wire passes through the first cannulated insertion instrument such that the first end and the second end of the first guide wire extend beyond the first end and the second end, respectively, of the first cannulated insertion instrument, and the second guide wire passes through the second cannulated insertion instrument such that the first end and the second end of the second guide wire extend beyond the first end and the second end, respectively, of the second cannulated insertion instrument.