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Drill guide system

US8915924B2 · kind B2 · utility

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2References

24Claims

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Assignee

DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

Andreas Appenzeller · Biel, CH
Ladislav Nagy · Adliswil, CH
Andreas Schweizer · Bad Boll, DE
Daniel Fluri · Gossau, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 29, 2010
Grant date	Dec 23, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 1, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/3916
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A drill guide includes a first bone plate that extends along a first middle plane, and a second bone plate that extends along a second middle plane. The drill guide further includes a first articulation and a second articulation that is connected to the first articulation. The first and second articulations are arranged between the first and the second bone plate. Each of the first and second articulations is releasably lockable.

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