GUIDE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE FIXATION OF BONE FRACTURES
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1. A guide system comprising:
- a handle portion and a body portion, the body portion having a channel extending the full length of the body portion, the channel sized to accept a fixation device;
a sleeve configured for insertion in the channel of the body portion, wherein the sleeve provides support to a fixation device in the space between the guide system and an insertion point.
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Abstract
An improved guide system and method permits a user to insert a fixation device, such as a pin, screw, wire and/or the like, into a bone portion. A guide system may comprise a handle portion and a body portion, wherein the body portion comprises one or more channels configured to facilitate placement and insertion of a fixation device.
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19 Claims
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1. A guide system comprising:
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a handle portion and a body portion, the body portion having a channel extending the full length of the body portion, the channel sized to accept a fixation device; a sleeve configured for insertion in the channel of the body portion, wherein the sleeve provides support to a fixation device in the space between the guide system and an insertion point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A depth gauge comprising:
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a channel portion; a set of measurement gradations; and a head portion, wherein a guide wire may be inserted into the said head portion along said channel portion to measure of the length of a guide wire without removing the a sleeve of a guide system. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method for using a guide system to insert a fixation device into a bone portion, the method comprising:
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inserting a sleeve containing a fixation device into a channel of a guide system, wherein the guide system includes the channel sized to accept the fixation device; aligning the channel at the desired insertion point; abutting the angled end of the guide system to one of skin and bone; and tapping the proximal end of the sleeve to insert the fixation device.
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