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Granted Patent B2
US 12,396,739 · App. 17/776,893 · Granted Aug 26, 2025

Guidance tools, systems, and methods

Inventor: Meghan Kubacki (Memphis, TN)
Assignee: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
A61B17/1717A61B17/164A61B2017/00867
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Patent No.
US 12,396,739
App. No.
17/776,893
Granted
Aug 26, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A guidance tool includes a body having a length extending from a first end to a second end. The body includes a shape memory section along the length of the body. The shape memory section has a curved shape.

Claims (15)

1. A guidance tool, comprising:

a body having a length extending from a first end to a second end, the body including a shape memory section along the length of the body, the shape memory section having a programmed curved shape and forced to be straight by a straightening force, the straightening force removable by cutting the guidance tool;

a stop, positioned along the length of the body adjacent to the first end, the stop having an enlarged dimension relative to portions of the body that are directly adjacent to the stop wherein the shape memory section is positioned between the stop and the second end of the body; and

a centering mechanism disposed between the stop and the first end of the body and fixed in place relative to the body.

2. The guidance tool of claim 1 , wherein the body is formed from a shape memory alloy.

3. The guidance tool of claim 2 , wherein the shape memory alloy is selected from the group consisting of Cu—Al—Ni, NiTi, Fe—Mn—Si, Cu—Zn—Al, and Cu—Al—Ni.

4. A guidance tool, comprising:

a body having a length extending from a first end to a second end, the body including a shape memory section along the length of the body, the shape memory section having a programmed curved shape and forced to be straight by a straightening force, the straightening force removable by cutting the guidance tool;

a stop, positioned along the length of the body adjacent to the first end, having an enlarged dimension relative to portions of the body that are directly adjacent to the stop; and

a centering mechanism disposed between the stop and the first end of the body and fixed in place relative to the body, wherein the centering mechanism includes an expandable portion configured to expand from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration.

5. A guidance tool, comprising:

a body having a length extending from a first end to a second end, the body including a shape memory section along the length of the body, the shape memory section having a programmed curved shape and forced to be straight by a straightening force, the straightening force removable by cutting the guidance tool;

a stop, positioned along the length of the body adjacent to the first end, having an enlarged dimension relative to portions of the body that are directly adjacent to the stop; and

a centering mechanism disposed between the stop and the first end of the body and fixed in place relative to the body, wherein the centering mechanism includes a balloon.

6. The guidance tool of claim 4 or 5 , wherein the shape memory section is positioned between the stop and the second end of the body.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 13, 2022
From: KUBACKI, MEGHAN
To: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 059903/0975 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62962610 · Jan 17, 2020
Related Publication 20220401115A1 · Dec 22, 2022
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