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Insert blade guide sleeve
Instruments
357.369 Guide Sleeve for Helical Blade for TFN
357.371 Buttress/Compression Nut,
for No. 357.369
357.381 Drill Sleeve 11.0/3.2, length 222 mm,
for No. 357.369
357.383 Trocar
3.2 mm, length 232 mm,
for No. 357.381
Thread the buttress/compression nut onto the blade guide
sleeve. Place the yellow blade guide sleeve, 11.0 / 3.2 drill
sleeve and 3.2 mm trocar assembly through the aiming arm
and to the skin. Make an incision to accommodate the path
of the sleeve assembly. Ensure that the incision and dissec-
tion of the fascia are in line with the path of the blade guide
sleeve. Pass the sleeve assembly through the soft tissue to
the bone. The buttress/compression nut will snap into the
aiming arm.
Technique tip:
When assembling the buttress/compression
nut onto the blade guide sleeve, locate it approximately in
the middle of the threaded portion of the blade guide sleeve
for insertion into the aiming arm.
Proximal Locking
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Synthes
TFN – Titanium Trochanteric Fixation Nail System
Technique Guide