Guide wire location means for the insertion of a prosthetic hip resurfacing
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1. An apparatus for locating, in use, a guide wire at an axis of a neck of a patient'"'"'s femur, the apparatus comprising:
- a base part for securement to a head of the femur;
a second part securable to the base part and spherically adjustable relative thereto;
a third part for directly or indirectly receiving a wire guide, and arranged for plan or adjustment, the third part being securable to the second part, and a sighting mechanism comprising a probe having a portion engagable with the head and/or neck of the femur.
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Abstract
A guide wire location means having a base which is secured to the head of a femur but allows the wire guide connected to the base to be spherically adjusted.
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31 Claims
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1. An apparatus for locating, in use, a guide wire at an axis of a neck of a patient'"'"'s femur, the apparatus comprising:
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a base part for securement to a head of the femur;
a second part securable to the base part and spherically adjustable relative thereto;
a third part for directly or indirectly receiving a wire guide, and arranged for plan or adjustment, the third part being securable to the second part, and a sighting mechanism comprising a probe having a portion engagable with the head and/or neck of the femur. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of locating a guide wire at an axis of a neck of a patient'"'"'s femur, the method comprising:
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securing a base part to the head of the femur at approximately said axis;
appropriately adjusting the attitude of a second part, the second part being securable to and spherically adjustable relative to the base part, prior to fitting thereto a third part;
fitting the third part to the second part, wherein the third part is for directly or indirectly receiving a wire guide and arranged for plan or adjustment;
setting a planar position of the third part and subsequently adjusting same if necessary in response to engagement of a portion of a probe with the head or neck of the femur; and
inserting the guide wire directly or indirectly into the third part upon any adjustment of the third part'"'"'s planar position having been completed.
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