Coracoid drill guide assembly and methods of use thereof
AssigneesSmith & Nephew, Inc., Smith & Nephew'orthopaedics AG, Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
InventorsRoberto Castricini, Simone Bizzotto, Alexander I. Seidl
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Abstract
A coracoid drill guide assembly includes a body having a cylindrical channel on each side of the body for receiving a drill guide sleeve. The sleeves of the assembly have a 1.4 mm inner diameter to guide a 1.3 mm (or smaller) K-wire through the sleeve. An aimer arm extends from the body at a non-intersecting angle with the drill sleeve. The assembly also has a self-locking ratchet mechanism to lock the sleeve in place once the assembly has been secured to bone.
Claims14
A method for positioning a bone tunnel in bone comprising:
- positioning a distal tip of an aimer arm of a drill guide against a surface of the bone, the drill guide further comprising:
- an elongate body having a first end and a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second ends, a proximally-facing surface and a distally-facing surface extending along the longitudinal axis between the first and second ends;
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- the aimer arm positioned at the first end of the body, the aimer arm extending from the distally-facing surface, the aimer arm comprising a lateral surface, a medial surface, and a tip such that a width between the lateral surface and medial surface tapers from the distally-facing surface towards the tip;
- advancing a drill sleeve through at least one channel of the drill guide such that the drill sleeve extends at a parallel angle relative to the medial surface of the aimer arm, whereby the bone is fixed between the distal tip of the aimer arm and a distal tip of the drill sleeve;
- inserting a guidewire through a bore of the drill sleeve and drilling through the bone with the guidewire;
- removing the drill guide from the bone while leaving the guidewire in place to locate a bone tunnel;
- passing a cannulated drill over the guidewire;
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- drilling the bone tunnel with the cannulated drill.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.