Abstract: A surgical assist device and method that can be used to assist a surgeon in site selection and suture placement to re-attach the glenoid labrum to the shoulder's glenoid bone. The device and method includes an arcuate shaped bow arm, an angle guide attached to the bow arm at a selected location along the bow arm, a sleeve guide, and a target tool releasably connected to the angle guide. A tip end of the sleeve guide is extended in surgery and is configured to intersect and pass through an aperture of the target tool. The tip end of the sleeve guide includes at least one tooth that embeds in the glenoid bone and holds the sleeve guide in position. A guide pin such as a suture carrier is extended through the sleeve guide. The sleeve guide is then removed leaving the sutures in the correct repair location.

Abstract: A surgical assist device and method that can be used to assist a surgeon in site selection and suture placement to re-attach the glenoid labrum to the shoulder's glenoid bone. The device and method includes an arcuate shaped bow arm, an angle guide attached to the bow arm at a selected location along the bow arm, a sleeve guide, and a target tool releasably connected to the angle guide. A tip end of the sleeve guide is extended in surgery and is configured to intersect and pass through an aperture of the target tool. The tip end of the sleeve guide includes at least one tooth that embeds in the glenoid bone and holds the sleeve guide in position. A guide pin such as a suture carrier is extended through the sleeve guide. The sleeve guide is then removed leaving the sutures in the correct repair location.