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US 4,672,957 AGranted
Surgical device
AssigneeSouth African Inventions Development Corporation
InventorDonald H. Hourahane
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Abstract
The invention provides a surgical device which has a probe for insertion into soft tissue during a surgical operation, and a drill guide for guiding a bone drill during the operation. The drill guide is connected to the probe and is adjustable in position and attitude relative to the probe. The drill guide is releasably lockable relative to the probe in a plurality of different positions and attitudes.
Claims7
A surgical device for use in conjunction with an arthroscope comprising:
- a probe for insertion into a joint through soft tissue underlying the skin during a surgical operation, the probe being a rod having a pointed end for insertion through the soft tissue to a point in the joint viewable by the arthroscope,
- a drill guide for guiding a bone drill during the operation, the drill guide having a straight passage therethrough for receiving and guiding a bone drill bit,
- a bracket having a curved limb,
- means for mounting the probe and the guide on the bracket,
- said mounting means including a support for at least one of said probe and said guide, the support being slidable along the curved limb when unlocked from the limb, and
- the support including means for releasably locking the support to the limb in a plurality of different positions along the length of the limb in which positions the guide has different inclinations relative to the probe.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.