ALIGNMENT GUIDE FOR REAMER SHAFT

An alignment guide is provided for aligning a cannulated intramedullary reamer shaft with a guidewire. The alignment guide includes a tray, a guidewire alignment flange extending from a rear portion of the tray, and a reamer shaft alignment flange extending from a front portion of the tray. The guid...

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1. Verfasser: Gareiss, Warren Scott
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An alignment guide is provided for aligning a cannulated intramedullary reamer shaft with a guidewire. The alignment guide includes a tray, a guidewire alignment flange extending from a rear portion of the tray, and a reamer shaft alignment flange extending from a front portion of the tray. The guidewire alignment flange includes a sidewall curved to form a first recess within the sidewall. The reamer shaft alignment flange includes at least one tab having a curved portion to form a second recess within the at least one tab. The first and second recesses are aligned along a longitudinal axis to position the reamer shaft and guidewire along the longitudinal axis.