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US 8,771,282 B2Granted
Drill guide with rotating handle
AssigneeSpinal Elements, Inc.
InventorsJason Blain, Greg Martin
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Abstract
A drill guide includes at least one drill guide lumen and a handle coupled to the at least one drill guide lumen. The drill guide lumen includes a proximal opening, a distal opening, and a longitudinal opening therebetween. The handle is movable between a first position relative to the drill guide lumen and a second position relative to the drill guide lumen.
Claims18
A method of positioning a drill guide lumen having longitudinal axis, the method comprising:
- positioning at a treatment site a drill guide lumen coupled to a movable handle, the handle comprising a locking mechanism with a release button disposed on a tip of the movable handle generally in line with a longitudinal axis of the movable handle;
- positioning the drill guide lumen with the handle in a first position;
- pressing the button in a direction generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the movable handle to release the locking mechanism;
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- moving the handle from the first position to a second position while the drill guide lumen remains substantially stationary, wherein moving the handle comprises rotating the handle from the first position to the second position.
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A method of positioning a drill guide lumen having a longitudinal axis, the method comprising:
- positioning at a treatment site a drill guide lumen coupled to a movable handle, the handle comprising a locking mechanism with a release button disposed on a tip of the movable handle generally in line with a longitudinal axis of the movable handle;
- positioning the drill guide lumen with the handle in a first position;
- pressing the button in a direction generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the movable handle to release the locking mechanism;
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- moving the handle from the first position to a second position while the drill guide lumen remains substantially stationary, wherein moving the handle comprises rotating the handle about a pivot point on the drill guide lumen.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.