Patent ID: 8764752

Claim:
A system for inserting an intramedullary nail into a bone, comprising: a handle extending from a proximal end to a distal end configured to couple to an intramedullary nail only in a desired orientation; and an aiming device extending from a proximal end to a distal end configured for attachment to the proximal end of the handle, the aiming device including a guide opening extending therethrough along a guide opening axis, the guide opening being sized and shaped to accommodate a protective sleeve therein, the guide opening being located and oriented so that, when the aiming device and the handle are coupled to one another, a bone fixation receiving hole in an intramedullary nail coupled to the handle is aligned with the guide opening, the aiming device further including a hollow elastic locking pin mounted therein, the aiming device including a pin opening extending thereinto along a pin opening axis transverse to the guide opening axis, a length of the pin opening is less than a thickness of the aiming device such that the pin opening defines a blind bore, the locking pin including a transverse portion extending away from the pin opening axis and into the guide opening to engage a protective sleeve received therein.