US Patent 9138246 Elbow reconstruction instruments and techniques

Patent 9138246 was granted and assigned to Arthrex on September, 2015 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Arthrex

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

91382460

Date of Patent

September 22, 2015

Patent Application Number

130286900

Date Filed

February 16, 2011

Patent Primary Examiner

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Anu Ramana

Patent abstract

Techniques and instrumentation for elbow reconstruction, specifically, for repairs of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL). The instrumentation provides for precise formation of sockets and tunnels along with easy suture/graft passage while accommodating all forms of elbow UCL reconstruction techniques. A V-drill guide is provided with a handle and two drill sleeves having intersecting trajectories for creating an intersecting V-shaped bone tunnel in the ulna. An adjustable humeral guide has an adjustable arm with an arc shape, and a peg and a block extending from each end of the adjustable arm. The peg is shaped to fit within an already-formed humeral socket. The block allows a drill to pass through and form other tunnels which intersect with the originally-formed tunnel at various positions.