Device for introducing multiple drilled channels in a bone

US9089349B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Sascha Berberich · Tuttlingen, DE
• Daniel Weinmann · Rocklin, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 20, 2012
• Grant date: Jul 28, 2015
• Expiry date: Mar 11, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B17/1764
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A device for preparing multiple channels in a bone comprises a handle, a single guiding sleeve mounted removable at said handle and an arm projected from said handle. Said single guiding sleeve comprises a central first guiding channel for receiving a first aiming wire, a second guiding channel for receiving a further aiming wire, said channels have parallel axes. At least one cannulation is provided, a central longitudinal axis thereof runs at a distance and parallel to the guiding channels. Said at least one cannulation being arranged offset in a circumferential direction to said second channel. An aiming wire introduced in said second channel can be replaced into a cannulation by pulling off the guiding sleeve turning it about the first aiming wire and reinserting the turned guiding sleeve into said handle.