Surgical instruments and methods of use
AssigneeHowmedica Osteonics Corp.
InventorKyle Craig Pilgeram
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention includes a surgical instrument including an instrument body including a shaft having a distal end, a proximal end and a length therebetween; and a bushing having a length, wherein at least a portion of the length of the bushing includes a spring portion including a resilient member, wherein the bushing is cannulated such that the shaft of the instrument is positioned therethrough.
Claims16
A surgical instrument comprising:
- an instrument body including a shaft having a distal end, a proximal end and a length therebetween;
- and
- a bushing having a length, wherein the bushing, along its length, includes more than one spring portion, each spring portion including a resilient member, and at least one solid portion, wherein each spring portion is separated from one another by a solid portion
- wherein the bushing is cannulated such that the shaft of the instrument is positioned therethrough.
A drill for use in soft tissue repair, the drill comprising a shaft having a distal end, a proximal end and a length including at least one solid portion and more than one spring portion, said spring portion including a resilient member, wherein each spring portion is separated from one another by a solid portion.
A method of preparing a bone hole in bone, the method comprising:
- accessing the bone;
- determining a position for the bone hole;
- and
- preparing the bone hole using a surgical drill, the drill comprising a shaft having a distal end, a proximal end and a length therebetween, a distal drilling tip, and a bushing having a length including at least one solid portion and more than one spring portion, said spring portion including a resilient member, wherein each spring portion is separated from one another by a solid portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.