IP Library Granted Patent US 8,430,884
Granted Patent B2
US 8,430,884 · App. 12/548,856 · Granted Apr 30, 2013

Femoral guide for ACL repair having selectively deployable femoral surface engagement member

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Patent No.
US 8,430,884
App. No.
12/548,856
Granted
Apr 30, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A guide for positioning a femoral tunnel during an ACL repair. The device may include a shaft having a distal end and a femoral surface engagement member. The femoral surface engagement member may be selectively deployable relative to the distal end of the shaft. The femoral surface engagement member may have a relatively sharp distal end, that is configured to alter, e.g., pierce, a surface of the femur.

Claims (9)

1. A device for positioning a femoral tunnel during ACL reconstruction, the device comprising:

a shaft having a distal end and defining a longitudinal axis, the distal end of the shaft defining a hemispherical cross-section to aid in visualization; and

a femoral surface engagement member supported by the shaft parallel to and laterally spaced from the longitudinal axis, the femoral surface engagement member being selectively deployable relative to the distal end of the shaft between a retracted state wherein a distal end of the femoral surface engagement member is disposed proximally of the distal end of the shaft and a deployed state wherein the distal end of the femoral surface engagement member extends distally of the distal end of the shaft.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the femoral surface engagement member is longitudinally moveable relative to shaft.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the femoral surface engagement member is moveable relative to the shaft between a first position, in which the distal end of the femoral surface engagement member is enclosed by the distal end of the shaft, and a second position, in which the distal end of the femoral surface engagement member extends distally beyond the distal end of the shaft.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the femoral surface engagement member has a relatively sharp distal end.

5. The device of claim 4 , the relatively sharp distal end of the femoral surface engagement member is configured to alter a surface of the femur.

6. The device of claim 1 , further comprising an actuating member for moving the shaft and the femoral surface engagement member relative to each other.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the shaft defines a lumen that is configured to receive a guide wire therethrough.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 2, 2012
From: TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP
To: COVIDIEN LP
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