Surgical Guide for Use in Ligament Repair Procedures

A technology of guide and surgical instruments, applied in the field of component, ligament and posterior cruciate ligament) modular guide, drill depth gauge, can solve problems such as puncture and damage to femoral articular cartilage

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-04-06
MEDOS INT SARL
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For example, during PCL repair, overdrilling may risk damaging the articular cartilage

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[0111] Certain exemplary embodiments will now be described so as to gain an overall understanding of the principles of structure, function, manufacture and use of the devices and methods disclosed herein. One or more examples of these embodiments are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the devices and methods specifically described herein and illustrated in the accompanying drawings are non-limiting exemplary embodiments and that the scope of the present invention is defined only by the claims. Features illustrated or described in connection with one exemplary embodiment may be combined with features of other embodiments. Such modifications and variations are intended to be covered within the scope of the present invention. Also, to the extent that ordinal numbers are used to describe a part, such as "first arm" or "second arm", such ordinal numbers do not have any significance and thus in no way imply any particularity of t...

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The invention provides a surgicval guide for use in ligament repair procedures, herein devices, systems, and methods are provided for ligament repair procedures, and can be used to establish a location and trajectory for forming a bone tunnel in bone. One exemplary embodiment of a surgical guide for using in a ligament repair procedure includes a guide arm and a carriage that can be selectively locked along the guide arm to define an angle of the bone tunnel. The guide arm also defines a location of a distal end of the bone tunnel. In some embodiments the carriage is configured to have a bullet side-loaded into it, and the bullet can be used to define a location of a proximal end of the bone tunnel. The present disclosure also provides for a gage that limits the distance a drill pin that drills the bone tunnel can travel. A variety of other, devices, systems, and methods are also provided.

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and methods for tunneling or boring in bone, and more particularly, to ligament (e.g., anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)) modular guides, drills Depth gauges, and components used in conjunction with this guide and gauge. Background technique [0002] Ligaments are tough bands of tissue that connect the ends of bones and joints, or support or hold organs in place in the body. Ligaments are usually composed of thicker strands of parallel or closely interlaced white dense fibrous tissue that is pliable and flexible but not significantly elongated. The anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments (ie, ACL and PCL) are two well-known ligaments that extend between the proximal end of the tibia and the distal end of the femur. The ACL and PCL work synergistically with other ligaments and soft tissues to achieve both static and dynamic stabilization of the knee. [0003] L...

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IPC IPC(8): A61B17/16A61B17/17
CPCA61B17/1604A61B17/1615A61B17/1714A61B2090/067A61B2090/034A61B2090/062A61B17/1764A61B17/1675
Inventor L.阿迪托G.弗南德斯M.S.瓦里尤尔K.J.兹尔卡S.普雷斯布雷
Owner MEDOS INT SARL
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