Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Drill guide assembly
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Application No.: US16260689Application Date: 2019-01-29
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Publication No.: US11266422B2Publication Date: 2022-03-08
- Inventor: Andrew P. Muser
- Applicant: CONMED CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US NY Utica
- Assignee: CONMED CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: CONMED CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Utica
- Agency: Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
- Agent Frederick J.M. Price
- Main IPC: A61B17/17
- IPC: A61B17/17 ; A61B90/00 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
A drill guide assembly for accurate and stable drilling of a bone tunnel. The drill guide assembly includes a guide body having first and second ends, and a slot extending from the first end toward the second end. The drill guide assembly also includes a curved guide arm having a first arm connected at an angle to a second arm. The first arm terminates in a distal tip. The second arm has first and second sides, and is slidable within the slot of the guide body. The second arm also includes detents along its second side. A locking mechanism is attached at the first end of the guide body and in a first position, and the locking mechanism is engaged with one of the detents. The drill guide assembly also includes a clamp mechanism attached at the second end of the guide body and a guide sleeve removably extending therethrough.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190231370A1 DRILL GUIDE ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2019-08-01
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