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, and a driving mechanism located within the housing, the driving mechanism including a series of pulleys and a belt that together are configured to rotate the at least two drill bits and cause them to simultaneously penetrate a 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;
- and
- a driving mechanism located within the housing, the driving mechanism including a series of pulleys and a belt that together are configured to rotate the at least two drill bits and cause them to simultaneously penetrate a bony surface;
- wherein a defined opening on the second side of the housing is configured to receive an alignment pin extending from the bony surface.
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;
- and
- a driving mechanism located within the housing, the driving mechanism including a series of pulleys and a belt that together are configured to rotate the at least two drill bits and cause them to simultaneously penetrate a bony surface, wherein the at least two drill bits are configured to collapse into the housing as the bony surface is engaged.
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 series of pulleys including a driver pulley and at least two driven pulleys;
- a belt circumferentially surrounding the series of pulleys;
- and
- a drive shaft actuatable by a drill and configured to cause the series of pulleys and the belt to collectively rotate the at least two drill bits so that they simultaneously penetrate a bony surface;
- wherein a defined opening on the second side of the housing is configured to receive an alignment pin extending from the bony surface.
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 series of pulleys including a driver pulley and at least two driven pulleys;
- a belt circumferentially surrounding the series of pulleys;
- and
- a drive shaft actuatable by a drill and configured to cause the series of pulleys and the belt to collectively rotate the at least two drill bits so that they simultaneously penetrate a bony surface, wherein the at least two drill bits are configured to collapse into the housing as the bony surface is engaged.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.