Peripheral peg drill component
AssigneeBiomet Manufacturing, LLC
InventorsNathan A. Winslow, Ben Joseph, Daniel Duane Fritzinger, Clinton Kehres
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Abstract
A method for simultaneously drilling at least two peripheral peg holes in a bony surface comprising providing a peripheral peg drill component including a housing with a first side, a second side opposite the first side and at least two drill bits extending from the second side of the housing; advancing the peripheral peg drill component over an alignment pin extending from a bony surface until each of the at least two drill bits engage the bony surface; actuating a belt circumferentially surrounding a series of pulleys to cause the at least two drill bits to rotate; and simultaneously penetrating the bony surface with the at least two drill bits as they rotate.
Claims20
A method for simultaneously drilling at least two peripheral peg holes in a bony surface, the method comprising:
- providing a peripheral peg drill component including a housing with a first side, a second side opposite the first side and at least two drill bits extending from the second side of the housing;
- advancing the peripheral peg drill component over an alignment pin extending from a bony surface until each of the at least two drill bits engage the bony surface;
- actuating a belt circumferentially surrounding a series of pulleys to cause the at least two drill bits to rotate;
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- simultaneously penetrating the bony surface with the at least two drill bits as they rotate.
A peripheral peg drill component, comprising:
- a housing having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the first and second sides of the housing being connected by a central opening;
- 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.
A peripheral peg drill component, comprising:
- a housing having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the first and second sides of the housing being connected by a central opening;
- 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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.