A method and apparatus are provided for rapidly and precisely positioning locking screws or pins into corresponding screw holes in a orthopedic aid such as an intramedullary interlocking rod implanted in a long bone of the limb of a patient, so as to lock the rod in place in the bone. A first magnet...http://www.google.fr/patents/US5049151?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US5049151 - Magnetic positioner arrangement for locking screws for orthopedic hardward
Magnetic positioner arrangement for locking screws for orthopedic hardward