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Locking instrument assembly

  • US 9,089,343 B2
  • Filed: 09/14/2012
  • Issued: 07/28/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for positioning an instrument relative to an intramedullary device, comprising:

  • placing the intramedullary device in a bone;

    sliding an instrument assembly over the intramedullary device after placing the intramedullary device in the bone, the instrument assembly including an inner collet, a locking member, and a knob;

    adjusting an angle of a cutting guide associated with the instrument assembly such that the cutting guide is off-axis relative to a longitudinal axis of the intramedullary device;

    tightening the knob such that the locking member causes the inner collet to apply a clamping force to the intramedullary device; and

    making a planar cut that is guided by a surface of the cutting guide.

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