Side-Loading Carriage for Use in Surgical Guide

摘要

Devices, systems, and methods are provided for ligament repair procedures, and can be used to establish a location and trajectory for forming a bone tunnel in bone. One exemplary embodiment of a surgical guide for using in a ligament repair procedure includes a guide arm and a carriage that can be selectively locked along the guide arm to define an angle of the bone tunnel. The guide arm also defines a location of a distal end of the bone tunnel. In some embodiments the carriage is configured to have a bullet side-loaded into it, and the bullet can be used to define a location of a proximal end of the bone tunnel. The present disclosure also provides for a gage that limits the distance a drill pin that drills the bone tunnel can travel. A variety of other, devices, systems, and methods are also provided.

主权项

1. A carriage for use with a surgical guide, comprising:
a housing having:
a proximal end;a distal end opposed to the proximal end;opposed first and second side surfaces extending between the proximal and distal ends; andopposed first and second facial surfaces extending between the proximal and distal ends and the first and second side surfaces; a guide-receiving opening extending through the housing and through the first and second side surfaces, the guide-receiving opening being configured to receive an arm of a surgical guide along which the carriage is configured to translate; and a bullet-receiving opening extending through the housing and through the proximal and distal ends, the bullet-receiving opening being configured to be open towards the first facial surface to receive a bullet for use with a surgical guide associated with the carriage.