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US 8,287,547 B2Granted
Adjustable drill guide
AssigneeDePuy Products, Inc.
InventorsTroy D. Martin, Rebecca Zimmerman
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Abstract
A drill guide for use with an orthopaedic drilling device includes a base and a sleeve movably coupled to the base. The base is configured to be coupled to a surgically-prepared surface of a patient's bone and includes cylindrical body defining a passageway therethrough and a pin coupled to the body. The sleeve includes a slot and the pin of the base is received through the slot of the sleeve.
Claims10
An adjustable drill guide for use with an orthopaedic drilling device comprising:
- a base configured to be coupled to a surgically-prepared surface of a patient's bone, the base including (i) a cylindrical body defining a first passageway therethrough and (ii) a pin extending away from the body;
- a sleeve coupled to the base for movement relative to the base, the sleeve including (i) a body defining a second passageway therethrough and (ii) an inner wall forming a slot in the body;
- a spring in contact with the base and the sleeve to bias the sleeve upwardly relative to the base,
- wherein (i) the pin of the base is received in the slot of the sleeve and is moved along the slot when the sleeve is moved relative to the base, and (ii) the pin is biased into engagement with a bottom surface of the inner wall to prevent movement of the sleeve beyond a predetermined position.
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