Drill guide and method for avoiding intramedullary nails in the placement of bone pins
US5403322A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 18, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00902
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A drill guide and method for guiding placement of external fixation pins in the bone of a human limb to avoid an implanted intramedullary nail with the drill guide having a plurality of guide holes adapted to guide and receive a bone drill bit and bone pins. The drill guide also includes connecting for connecting the drill guide to one end of a drill guide handle connected to an intramedullary nail implanted in the bone and for aligning the guide holes in a fixed position relative to the nail so that the hole centerlines are oriented to avoid the nail.
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