Bone fastener targeting and compression/distraction device for an intramedullary nail and method of use
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1. A targeting device for an intramedullary nail comprising:
- an intramedullary nail holder;
an arm extending from said intramedullary nail holder;
a support extending from said arm;
a first bone fastener targeting block fixedly mounted on said support, the first bone fastener targeting block having at least one bore therethrough for alignment with a bore in an intramedullary nail held by the intramedullary nail holder;
a second bone fastener targeting block movably mounted on said support; and
a bone fixator mounted on said support and configured to provide compression to a bone, wherein said support comprises;
a first rail; and
a second rail spaced from and parallel to said first rail.
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Abstract
An intramedullary nail fastener targeting and bone compression/distraction device provides bone fastener alignment and compression or distraction of the bone. The intramedullary nail fastener targeting and bone compression/distraction device has a nail carrier portion, a bone fastener alignment and drill jig portion, and a compression/distraction mechanism. Various sizes of intramedullary nails are retained by the device while alignment carriages provides for proper drilling of the bone and placement of bone fasteners such as screws. The compression/distraction mechanism provides measured compression or distraction of the bone prior to final bone fastener placement.
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1. A targeting device for an intramedullary nail comprising:
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an intramedullary nail holder; an arm extending from said intramedullary nail holder; a support extending from said arm; a first bone fastener targeting block fixedly mounted on said support, the first bone fastener targeting block having at least one bore therethrough for alignment with a bore in an intramedullary nail held by the intramedullary nail holder; a second bone fastener targeting block movably mounted on said support; and a bone fixator mounted on said support and configured to provide compression to a bone, wherein said support comprises; a first rail; and a second rail spaced from and parallel to said first rail. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An intramedullary nail bone fastener targeting apparatus comprising:
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an intramedullary nail holder; an arm extending from said intramedullary nail holder; a support extending from said arm; a fixed bone fastener targeting block positioned on said support, the fixed bone fastener targeting block configured to align with a first set of holes in any one of various lengths of intramedullary nails to guide an object from the fixed bone fastener targeting block to the first set of holes; a movable bone fastener targeting block positioned on said support to align with a second set of holes in any one of the various lengths of intramedullary nails; and a bone fixation mechanism positioned on said support and operative to provide compression or distraction to a bone in which the intramedullary nail is inserted, wherein said support comprises; a first rail; and a second rail spaced from and parallel to said first rail. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An intramedullary nail bone fastener targeting device comprising:
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an arm having a first end and a second end, said first end configured to receive an intramedullary nail holder that is configured to receive an intramedullary nail; a support extending from said second end; a first bone fastener targeting block fixedly retained on said support, said first bone fastener targeting block having a plurality of bores therethrough that are alignable with first bores in one end of an intramedullary nail that is adapted to be received by said intramedullary nail holder; a second bone fastener targeting block movably retained on said support, said second bone fastener targeting block having a plurality of bores therethrough that are alignable with second bores in another end of the intramedullary nail that are distal from the first bores regardless of length of the intramedullary nail; and a bone fixation block movably retained on said support, said bone fixation block having a bore therethrough that is adapted to retain a fixator that is attached to a bone, said bone fixation block providing compression or distraction of the bone via movement along said support while retaining the fixator. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A targeting device for an intramedullary nail comprising:
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a support; an intramedullary nail holder attached to the support and configured to retain an intramedullary nail having a first set of at least one bore and a second set of at least one bore; a first positioning block mounted on the support and having at least one bore configured such that when the intramedullary nail is retained by the intramedullary nail holder, the at least one bore of the first positioning block aligns with the at least one bore of the first set of at least one bore; a second positioning block mounted on the support and having at least one bore configured such that when the intramedullary nail is retained by the intramedullary nail holder, the at least one bore of the second positioning block aligns with the at least one bore of the second set of at least one bore; and an adjustor mounted on the support and movable with respect to the first positioning block, the adjustor having a bore therethrough configured to retain a bone contacting and/or penetrating device when the intermedullary nail is inserted into the medullary canal of a bone. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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