User Guide
24 | iASSIST 2-Pod Version Surgical Technique
3.5.1 Workow Selection for Tibia (cont)
7. Install the distal part of the Tibial Alignment Guide
on the ankle by rmly gripping the distal clamps
around the malleoli.
Note: The Tibial Alignment Guide is designed
to be self-centered when placed around the
malleoli.
Warning: Care must be taken when impacting
the spikes of the Tibial Alignment Guide to
avoid potential interference between the
spikes and the screws used to secure the Tibial
Adjustment Mechanism.
Impact the Tibial Alignment Guide in-line with
the spikes of the instrument. O-axis impaction
may result in bending of the spikes. The two
spikes of the Tibial Alignment Guide must be
positioned and inserted carefully in order to
avoid loosening.
8. While continuing to rmly grip the distal clamps
around the malleoli, partially insert (2-3 mm) the
longer spike of the proximal part of the Tibial
Alignment Guide into the mechanical axis entry
point, without engaging the shorter spike.
9. While continuing to rmly grip the distal clamps
around the malleoli, set rotation using the Tibial
Alignment Guide. Orient the instrument shaft to
align with the medial third of the tubercle.
Warning: If the medial third of the tubercle
was previously marked with a surgical marking
pen, the instrument shaft can be aligned with
this reference.
Figure 3.5.1
Tibia Workow Selection (cont)