Tool for inserting an intramedullary guide wire
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Oct 30, 2001
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Feb 19, 1998
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Feb 19, 1998
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A tool for inserting an intramedullary guide wire comprises a curved metal guide tube having a through lumen and a sharp point at its distal end, a handle for manipulating the tube, and a sighting guide affixed to the tube. The curvature of the guide tube enables the surgeon to align a drilling tool passed through the lumen with the axis of the femoral canal. The sighting guide has a straight distal portion parallel to a line tangent to the lumen axis at the distal end, so that the surgeon can better judge the position and orientation of the tip of the tool within the patient.
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