US5895390A
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Pin placement guide used in making a bone entry hole for implantation of an intramedullary nail
Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing LLC
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Filing: 1997-07-23
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Granted: 1999-04-20
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Expires: 2017-07-23
Abstract
Abstract In a method of making an entry hole for implanting a retrograde humeral nail across a fracture in a humerus comprises the initial step of providing a pin placement guide having a base with a bone contact surface and a guide portion attached to the base. A guide bore with a guide axis extends through the guide portion and the bone contact portion of the base. The pin placement guide is clamped on the humerus so that the guide axis is at a relatively small angle of less than 20° with respect to the bone axis of the humerus, and the bone contact surface is substantially aligned with the bone axis. Next, a guide pin with a tip is inserted through the guide bore. A guide hole is bored into the bone along the guide axis with the guide pin. Next, the clamp and pin placement guide are removed. Finally, the guide hole is reamed to enlarge it into an entry hole that is at an angle with respect to the bone axis equal or less than that of the guide axis. The retrograde humeral nail is then inserted through the entry hole in a conventional manner.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael C. Moran
- 👤 Robert Border
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 16:57
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/16; A61B17/17; A61B17/1725; A61B17/1739; A61B17/1778
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A pin placement guide for use in making an entry hole to implant an intramedullary nail across a fracture in an elongated bone, the pin placement guide comprising: a base having a bone contact surface defining a longitudinal axis; a guide portion attached to said base, and having a guide bore with a guide axis extending through said guide portion and said bone contact surface of said base; and said guide axis being at a an invariably fixed angle of less than twenty degrees with respect to said longitudinal axis.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
A pin placement guide for use in making an entry hole to implant an intramedullary nail across a fracture in an elongated bone, the pin placement guide comprising: a base having a bone contact surface defining a longitudinal axis; a guide portion attached to said base, and having a guide bore with a guide axis extending through said guide portion and said bone contact surface of said base; and said guide axis being at a an invariably fixed angle of less than twenty degrees with respect to said longitudinal axis.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
79 words
The pin placement guide of claim 1 wherein said base includes a pilot bore with a pilot axis extending through said base and said bone contact surface; and said pilot bore and said guide bore being sized and arranged such that a tip of a guide pin inserted through said guide bore along said guide axis will enter a pilot hole in said elongated bone made by a drilling device inserted through said pilot bore along said pilot axis.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The pin placement guide of claim 2 further comprising means for clamping said base to said elongated bone.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
The pin placement guide of claim 1 further comprising a handle that includes a pilot bore defining a pilot axis extending through said handle and said bone contact surface of said base; and said pilot axis intersects said guide axis adjacent said bone contact surface.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
The pin placement guide of claim 2 wherein said longitudinal axis, said guide axis and said pilot axis are coplanar; and said pilot axis is at an angle greater than forty-five degrees with respect to said longitudinal axis.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The pin placement guide of claim 1 wherein said guide axis is at a fixed angle of between 5 and 15 degrees with respect to said longitudinal axis.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The pin placement guide of claim 1 wherein said guide axis is at a fixed angle of about ten degrees with respect to said longitudinal axis.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The pin placement guide of claim 7 wherein said pilot axis is at a fixed angle of about sixty degrees with respect to said longitudinal axis.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The pin placement guide of claim 2 wherein said pilot bore has a diameter larger than said guide bore.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
167 words
A pin placement guide for use in making an entry hole to implant an intramedullary nail across a fracture in an elongated bone the pin placement guide comprising: a base having a bone contact surface defining a said longitudinal axis; a guide portion attached to said base, and having a guide bore with a guide axis extending through said guide portion and said bone contact surface of said base; and said guide axis being at an angle of greater than zero but less than twenty degrees with respect to said longitudinal axis; a handle that includes a pilot bore with a pilot axis extending through said handle and said bone contact surface of said base; and said pilot bore and said guide bore being sized and arranged such that a tip of a guide pin inserted through said guide bore along said guide axis will enter a pilot hole in said elongated bone made by a drilling device inserted through said pilot bore along said pilot axis.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
167 words
A pin placement guide for use in making an entry hole to implant an intramedullary nail across a fracture in an elongated bone the pin placement guide comprising: a base having a bone contact surface defining a said longitudinal axis; a guide portion attached to said base, and having a guide bore with a guide axis extending through said guide portion and said bone contact surface of said base; and said guide axis being at an angle of greater than zero but less than twenty degrees with respect to said longitudinal axis; a handle that includes a pilot bore with a pilot axis extending through said handle and said bone contact surface of said base; and said pilot bore and said guide bore being sized and arranged such that a tip of a guide pin inserted through said guide bore along said guide axis will enter a pilot hole in said elongated bone made by a drilling device inserted through said pilot bore along said pilot axis.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The pin placement guide of claim 10 wherein said pilot axis intersects said guide axis adjacent said bone contact surface.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
38 words
The pin placement guide of claim 11 wherein said longitudinal axis, said guide axis and said pilot axis are coplanar; and said pilot axis is at an angle greater than forty-five degrees with respect to said longitudinal axis.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
The pin placement guide of claim 12 wherein said pilot bore has a diameter larger than said guide bore.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
The pin placement guide of claim 13 further comprising a clamp for clamping said base to said elongated bone.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
The pin placement guide of claim 14 wherein said guide axis is at a fixed angle of about ten degrees with respect to said longitudinal axis.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
26 words
The pin placement guide of claims 15 wherein said pilot axis is at a fixed angle of about sixty degrees with respect to said longitudinal axis.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
108 words
A pin placement guide for use in making an entry hole to implant an intramedullary nail across a fracture in an elongated bone, the pin placement guide comprising: a base having a bone contact surface defining a longitudinal axis; a guide portion attached to said bases and having a guide bore with a guide axis extending through said guide portion and said bone contact surface of said base; and said guide axis being at a fixed angle of greater than zero but less than twenty degrees with respect to said longitudinal axis; and said pin placement guide being machined from a single solid piece of a metallic alloy.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
108 words
A pin placement guide for use in making an entry hole to implant an intramedullary nail across a fracture in an elongated bone, the pin placement guide comprising: a base having a bone contact surface defining a longitudinal axis; a guide portion attached to said bases and having a guide bore with a guide axis extending through said guide portion and said bone contact surface of said base; and said guide axis being at a fixed angle of greater than zero but less than twenty degrees with respect to said longitudinal axis; and said pin placement guide being machined from a single solid piece of a metallic alloy.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
84 words
The pin placement guide of claim 17 further comprising an integral handle that includes a pilot bore with a pilot axis extending through said handle and said bone contact surface of said base; said pilot bore and said guide bore being sized and arranged such that a tip of a guide pin inserted through said guide bore along said guide axis will enter a pilot hole in said elongated bone made by a drilling device inserted through said pilot bore along said pilot axis.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
19 words
The pin placement guide of claim 18 wherein said pilot bore has a diameter larger than said guide bore.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
38 words
The pin placement guide of claim 19 wherein said longitudinal axis, said guide axis and said pilot axis are coplanar; and said pilot axis is at an angle greater than forty-five degrees with respect to said longitudinal axis.
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