Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Drill guide
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Application No.: US13288867Application Date: 2011-11-03
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Publication No.: US10219812B2Publication Date: 2019-03-05
- Inventor: Paul Alexander Torrie , Brian J. White
- Applicant: Paul Alexander Torrie , Brian J. White
- Applicant Address: US TN Memphis
- Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Memphis
- Agency: Burns & Levinson, LLP
- Agent Joseph M. Maraia
- Main IPC: A61B17/17
- IPC: A61B17/17 ; A61B17/16 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B90/00
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a drill guide for use in drilling an acetabular tunnel. The drill guide comprises a cannulated shaft having a handle towards a proximal end, and an offset arm towards a distal end. The arm is flexible or pivotable and has a distal tip for engaging the articular surface of the acetabulum, and is offset from a projected path of the shaft cannulation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120136357A1 Drill Guide Public/Granted day:2012-05-31
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