Peripheral peg drill component
AssigneeBiomet Manufacturing, LLC
InventorsNathan A. Winslow, Ben Joseph, Daniel Duane Fritzinger, Clinton Kehres
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Abstract
A peripheral peg drill component comprising a housing having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, at least two drill bits extending from the second side of the housing, a defined opening on the second side of the housing, the defined opening being configured to receive an alignment pin extending from a bony surface, and a driving mechanism within the housing, the driving mechanism being configured to rotate the at least two drill bits and cause them to simultaneously penetrate the bony surface.
Claims11
A peripheral peg drill component, comprising:
- a housing having a first side and a second side opposite the first side;
- at least two drill bits extending from the second side of the housing,
- a defined opening on the second side of the housing, the defined opening being configured to receive an alignment pin extending from a bony surface;
- and
- a driving mechanism within the housing, the driving mechanism being configured to rotate the at least two drill bits and cause them to simultaneously penetrate the bony surface, wherein the driving mechanism is a spur gear system having a drive gear, at least two driven gears and at least two idler gears, each idler gear of which is positioned between the drive gear and one of the at least two driven gears.
A peripheral peg drill component, comprising:
- a housing having a first side and a second side opposite the first side;
- at least two drill bits extending from the second side of the housing,
- a movable boss associated with the second side of the housing, the movable boss defining an opening that is configured to receive an alignment pin extending from a bony surface;
- a driving mechanism within the housing;
- and
- a drive shaft actuatable by a drill and configured to cause the driving mechanism to rotate the at least two drill bits so that they simultaneously penetrate the bony surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.