Proximal Locking
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Tap/ream (Optional)
Instrument
357.430 Tap/Reamer for Trochanteric Fixation
Nail Screw
The tap/reamer may be used to prepare a pathway for the
TFN screw.
Important:
Only use the tap/reamer in dense bone.
Pass the tap/reamer over the guide wire, through the blade
guide sleeve and through the nail. Advance the tap/reamer
manually by turning clockwise until the end of the
tap/reamer reaches the desired screw placement in the
femoral head.
Important:
There is no stop on the tap/reamer so monitor-
ing insertion via the following methods is recommended:
– Monitor the depth under fluoroscopy.
– Monitor the respective graduations on the instrument
shaft in relation to the blade guide sleeve.
Remove the tap/reamer by turning counterclockwise.
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Synthes
Titanium Trochanteric Fixation Nail System—Screw Option Technique Guide