Paragraph Number

69

As described above in relation to the offset section 116, the adapter 204 may include a hollow passage 228 that extends from the second coupling 218 to the third coupling 220 that may be used for deployment of the adapter 204 over a guide wire. Generally, the hollow passage 228 has a common diameter throughout the adapter 204 and may have a diameter that matches the diameter of a corresponding passage within the intramedullary nail 202. The length of second coupling 218, third coupling 220, and body 222 may vary depending on the amount of offset needed to clear a deployed arthroplasty implant, age, gender, size, and anatomical structure of a patient.

Added by DJM 8 2021