发明名称 |
Axial alignment of a drill guide |
摘要 |
The drill guide 16 for drill 28 is to be aligned with a transverse hole 26 in a femoral nail 21 located within a bone 12 so that when drilling holes in the bone the drill will pass cleanly through the hole 26. A coil 36 mounted within the nail 21 generates an alternating magnetic field along the axis of the hole 26. Two sensor discs 46 & 47 are axially spaced along the guide 16 and each carries four angularly spaced sensing coils 51-54 and 61-64 to determine when the centre of the disc 46 or 47 is in alignment with the axial magnetic field. Display units 81 and 82 show by means of LEDs 86-89 and 94-97 when there is any deviation from the required alignment, allowing the guide tube 41 to be correctly aligned for drilling. <IMAGE> |
申请公布号 |
EP0523905(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
1996.10.02 |
申请号 |
EP19920306267 |
申请日期 |
1992.07.08 |
申请人 |
STRYKER CORPORATION |
发明人 |
RONA, MEHMET;ELY, DOUGLAS J.;EVANS, JAMES A.;ALVES, MATTHEW S.;SERTIC, LISA D.;PHILIPP, CHRISTOPHER D. |
分类号 |
A61B17/56;A61B17/17;G01B7/31 |
主分类号 |
A61B17/56 |
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