Drill guide with integrated variable angle and zero degree drilling

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11648017-B2
Application number	US-202017011425-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 3, 2020
Priority date	Sep 3, 2020
Publication date	May 16, 2023
Grant date	May 16, 2023

Abstract

A drill guide, including: frustoconical body with a first opening at a narrower distal end and second opening at a wider the proximal end; a first support with a first end connected to the frustoconical body and a second end; a zero angle guide with an opening aligned with the first opening and wherein the zero angle guide is connected to the second end of the first support.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A drill guide, comprising:
frustoconical body with a first opening at a narrower distal end and second opening at a wider the proximal end;
a first support with a first end connected to the frustoconical body and a second end;
a zero angle guide with an opening aligned with the first opening and wherein the zero angle guide is connected to the second end of the first support.

2. The drill guide of claim 1 , wherein the frustoconical body includes threads at the distal end configured to engage a screw hole in a bone plate.

3. The drill guide of claim 1 , wherein the distal end of frustoconical body has a shape configured to engage a screw hole in a bone plate, wherein the shape of the distal end is complementary to the shape of the screw hole.

4. The drill guide of claim 1 , further comprising a second support with a first end connected to the frustoconical body and a second end connected to the zero angle guide.

5. The drill guide of claim 1 , wherein the zero angle guide is adjacent the distal end of the frustoconical body.

6. The drill guide of claim 1 , further comprising a handle.

7. The drill guide of claim 6 , wherein the handle is connected to and extends from the zero angle guide along a central axis of the zero angle hole and wherein the handle has a central opening aligned with the zero angle guide opening.

8. The drill guide of claim 6 , wherein the handle is connected to and extends from the frustoconical body.

Assignees

• Depuy Synthes Products Inc

Inventors

• DANIEL Steffan
• Rocci Mirko
• Aebi This
• Menze Johanna F
• Oberli Joel

Classifications

• A61B17/1728 Primary

  for holes for bone plates or plate screws · CPC title

• A61B2017/0042

  with special provisions for gripping · CPC title

• A61B2017/00738

  part of the tool being offset with respect to a main axis, e.g. for better view for the surgeon · CPC title