Patent ID: 8840622

Claim:
A medical implant guide assembly, comprising: a first arm member including a generally planar first guide member having a proximal end, a distal end, a length dimension and a width dimension, the length dimension being greater than the width dimension, the proximal end including an attachment region having a first mating surface, a first semi-cylindrical recess extending longitudinally through the attachment region, and a first convex engagement surface extending semi-circumferentially around the attachment region, the distal end including a first distraction tang and a first abutment; a second arm member including a generally planar second guide member having a proximal end, a distal end, a length dimension and a width dimension, the length dimension being greater than the width dimension, the proximal end including an attachment region having a second mating surface, a second semi-cylindrical recess extending longitudinally through the attachment region, and a second convex engagement surface extending semi-circumferentially around the attachment region, the distal end including a second distraction tang and a second abutment; and a handle assembly lockingly attachable to the first and second arm members, the handle assembly including an inner member and an outer member, the inner member including a pair of clamp arms positioned at a first end of the inner member, a locking knob positioned at a second end of the inner member, and an elongated shaft extending between the clamp arms and locking knob, the clamp arms forming a generally U-shaped receiving area therebetween configured for engagement about the convex engagement surfaces of the first and second arm members, the clamp arms each having a tapered lip positioned at a distal end of the clamp arms and within the receiving area, the outer member including a contoured handle grip and a clamp frame, the clamp frame dimensioned to receive the clamp arms of the inner member therein, the locking knob being rotationally operable to move the handle assembly from a first, unlocked position permitting receipt of the engagement surfaces of the first and second arm members within the U-shaped receiving area, to a second, locked position which inhibits removal of the engagement surfaces of the first and second arm members from the U-shaped receiving area.