Compression drill guide
US5507801A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 1992 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/80
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A drill guide for drilling screw holes in bone fragments that are to be stabilized by means of a device composed of a compression plate and round-headed screws, the drill guide having a hollow outer cylinder and hollow inner cylinder, positioned so that the hollow inner cylinder can be slid axially within the outer cylinder by means of a spring mechanism, the plate-side end of the outer cylinder and the plateside of the inner cylinder having the shape of the spherical underside of the head and the shank of the screws to be used, respectively.
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