Dgimed Ortho, Inc.

Orthopaedic International, Inc.

Roberto R Fresnido

Ramon B Gustilo

Jude L Sasing

Joseph A Garcia

Aristedes C Dayanghirang

Dennis Alphonse Yap

Francis O Chan

The present invention provides surgical drilling devices and methods. An exemplary surgical drilling device in accordance with the present invention comprises a housing, a retractable guide tube assembly, and a flexible cable drill. The retractable guide tube assembly includes an arcuate guide tube having a first portion that is slidingly positioned in an arcuate portion of the housing. A second portion comprising an actuating tube is slidingly positioned in a linear portion of the housing. The arcuate guide tube is controllably advancable from the housing and retractable into the housing. The flexible cable drill comprises a first portion slidingly positioned in the arcuate guide tube and a second portion slidingly positioned in the actuating tube.

Surgical cutting devices and methods

The present invention provides surgical drilling devices and methods. An exemplary surgical drilling device in accordance with the present invention comprises a housing, a retractable guide tube assembly, and a flexible cable drill. The retractable guide tube assembly comprises an arcuate guide tube slidingly positioned in a first arcuate channel of the housing. The arcuate guide tube is operatively connected to an actuating rod slidingly positioned in a second channel of the housing wherein the actuating rod controllably advances and retracts the arcuate guide tube. The flexible cable drill comprises a first portion slidingly positioned in the arcuate guide tube and a second portion slidingly positioned in a third channel of the housing.

The present invention relates to an intramedullary nail distal targeting device () adapted to be installed to an external jig system (A) having a proximal attachment (B) to support an intramedullary nail (C) thereon and an extension arm (D) secured to the proximal attachment (B), the nail distal targeting device including a drill guide () being defined by an abbreviated cylindrical body () having at least a pair of guide slots (') each of the guide slots (&#x2032;) having a scalloped inner surface (), an attaching mechanism () being provided at the upper portion of the drill guide (), the attaching mechanism () secured in a rotating and sliding manner to a distal end of the extension arm (D) and at least a pair of guide sleeves (&#x2032;) being telescopically fitted correspondingly into the slots (&#x2032;) of the drill guide (), each of the guide sleeves (&#x2032;) having a scalloped outer surface to correspondingly fit into the guide slots (&#x2032;), each of the guide sleeves (&#x2032;) being provided with aligned and spaced apart drill-guiding holes () extended between the opposed end portions thereof.

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Rizal, Philippines

Roberto R Fresnido