Femoral guide for ACL repair having multiple lumen
View Patent ↗A guide for positioning a femoral tunnel during an ACL repair. The device may include a shaft having two or more lumen extending longitudinally therethrough. The device may also include a distal offset projection, at least a portion of the distal offset projection extending distally from the elongated shaft.
1. A device for positioning a femoral tunnel during ACL reconstruction, the device comprising:
an elongated shaft defining a longitudinal axis and at least two lumens extending longitudinally through the shaft along an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis, each lumen configured to receive a guide wire therethrough; and
a distal offset projection extending distally from a distal end of the elongated shaft, wherein at least a portion of the distal offset projection is laterally spaced from and extends parallel to the longitudinal axis.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the at least two lumen include a first lumen and a second lumen.
3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the first lumen and the second lumen are arranged side-by-side relative to each other.
4. The device of claim 2 , wherein a centerline of the first lumen is disposed at a distance from the distal offset projection that is equal to a distance between a centerline of the second lumen and the distal offset projection.
5. The device of claim 2 , wherein the first lumen and the second lumen are arranged vertically relative to each other.
6. The device of claim 2 , wherein a centerline of the first lumen is disposed at a distance d 1 from the distal offset projection that is not equal to a distance d 2 between a centerline of the second lumen and the distal offset projection.
7. The device of claim 6 , wherein the difference between distance d 1 and distance d 2 is in the range from 0 to about 4 mm.
8. The device of claim 2 , wherein the first lumen has a size that is different from a size of the second lumen.
9. The device of claim 2 , wherein the first lumen has a cross-sectional shape that is different from a cross-sectional shape of the second lumen.
10. The device of claim 2 , wherein the shaft defines a third lumen.