Surgical drill guide systems and methods of use thereof

US11298143B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. · US

Inventors

• Stephen Anthony Santangelo · Sturbridge, US
• Anthony W. O'Leary · Walpole, US
• Matthew D. Cunningham · Mansfield, US
• Scott Faucett · Washington, US
• Jeffrey Wyman · Naples, US
• Chun Liu · Jinan, CN
• Roman C. Gutierrez · Arcadia, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 28, 2019
• Grant date: Apr 12, 2022
• Expiry date: Mar 25, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2090/062
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Surgical drill guides have modular configurations and are adapted to accommodate a wide range of anatomy. The surgical drill guides are adapted to be removed while leaving a guide wire in its intended location in human bone. The distal end of the drill guide acts as a safety stop for the guide wire by preventing the guide wire from penetrating too far past the far side of the bone.