Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of using a drill sleeve
- Patent Title (中): 使用钻套的方法
-
Application No.: US13927772Application Date: 2013-06-26
-
Publication No.: US09247946B2Publication Date: 2016-02-02
- Inventor: Cesare Cavallazzi , Marcus Bourda , Sravanthi Avuthu
- Applicant: Biomet C.V.
- Applicant Address: US IN Warsaw
- Assignee: Biomet C.V.
- Current Assignee: Biomet C.V.
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Warsaw
- Agency: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Main IPC: A61B17/17
- IPC: A61B17/17 ; A61B17/80 ; A61B17/86 ; A61B17/88 ; A61B19/00

Abstract:
A drill sleeve is provided for guiding a bone drill in alignment with the screw holes and drill guides. The drill sleeve includes a cylindrical body having a first end, a second end and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The cylindrical body includes a longitudinal bore therethrough that is sized for passage of a bone drill. The drill sleeve also includes a frictional retaining element for exerting a bearing force against the surface of the bone drill, such that the frictional retaining element may support at least the weight of the drill sleeve on the bone drill. The bone drill has graduated indicia, and a portion of the drill sleeve may be referenced relative to the indicia so as to be used as a depth gauge for determining the length of a drilled hole in order to select a screw fastener having the appropriate length.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130289447A1 Method of Using a Drill Sleeve (as amended) Public/Granted day:2013-10-31
Information query