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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSERTION OF AN ELONGATE PIN INTO A SURFACE

  • US 20110040303A1
  • Filed: 08/11/2010
  • Published: 02/17/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An apparatus for dictating trajectory and location for insertion of an elongate pin into a surface, the apparatus comprising:

  • a trajectory structure configured for contact with the surface to dictate an insertion trajectory of the pin relative to the surface;

    a location structure configured to allow longitudinal passage of at least a portion of the pin therethrough to dictate an insertion location of the pin relative to the surface; and

    an elongate handling rod connected to the trajectory structure and the location structure and supporting the trajectory structure and the location structure for manipulation by a user;

    wherein the handling rod spaces the trajectory structure and the location structure longitudinally apart, the trajectory structure is connected to the handling rod for trajectory adjustment in at least two degrees of freedom relative to the handling rod, and the insertion trajectory of the pin insertion is substantially dependent upon the trajectory adjustment.

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