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US 12,721,697 B2Granted
Device for use with a surgical guide
AssigneeBiomet 3i, LLC
InventorsMichelle Kofron, Joseph DePastino, Esther Moran, Zachary B. Suttin, Miguel G Montero, Alexander Chelminski
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Abstract
Dental components used for guiding the insertion of a dental implant into a desired location in a patient's mouth using a surgical guide including a master tube are described herein. Various components that can be used with the surgical guide and during a dental procedure using the surgical guide are also described herein.
Claims20
A surgical drill bit system comprising:
- a guide component configured to be removably and non-rotationally coupled with a tool for imparting rotation to the guide component, the guide component including:
- a guide shaft portion having a longitudinal axis that defines an axial direction;
- a guide engagement portion extending from a first end of the guide shaft portion;
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- a guide connection portion extending from a second opposing end of the guide shaft portion, the guide connection portion including:
- a guiding body defining an interior cavity and having an outer surface configured to be rotatable within a surgical guide;
- a guide non-rotational surface positioned within the guiding body;
- a guide stop surface positioned adjacent to the guide non-rotational surface and within the guiding body;
- a deflectable finger extending in the axial direction and being positioned adjacent to the guide non-rotational surface and within the guiding body, the deflectable finger having a free terminal end;
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- a drill component configured to be removably and non-rotationally coupled with the guide component, the drill component including:
- a drill cutting portion;
- a drill shaft portion extending from the drill cutting portion and being configured to be positioned at least partially within the interior cavity of the guiding body of the guide connection portion, the drill shaft portion defining a drill stop surface configured to engage with the guide stop surface to aid in positioning the drill component within the guide component;
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- a drill engagement portion extending from the drill shaft portion and being configured to be positioned within the interior cavity of the guiding body of the guide connection portion, the drill engagement portion including:
- a drill non-rotational surface that intersects with the drill stop surface, the drill non-rotational surface being configured to non-rotationally engage with the guide non-rotational surface to aid in imparting rotation to the drill component, the drill non-rotational surface being positioned on a first side of the drill engagement portion;
- a drill head;
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- a drill notch positioned on a second opposing side of the drill engagement portion and configured to be engaged by at least a portion of the free terminal end of the deflectable finger of the guide connection portion to aid in retaining the drill engagement portion within the interior cavity of the guiding body of the guide connection portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.