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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
May. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Medos International Sarl, Le Locle, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Medos International Sarl, Le Locle, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/17 (2006.01); F16G 11/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/17 (2013.01); A61B 17/1728 (2013.01); F16G 11/12 (2013.01); A61B 17/1757 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0042 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00407 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00433 (2013.01); A61B 2090/062 (2016.02);
Abstract
Drill guides and related methods are disclosed herein, e.g., for use in surgical procedures. In some embodiments, a drill guide can include an adjustment mechanism that permits one-handed adjustment of the guide depth and does not require that the drill guide be removed from the patient or that the drill be removed from the drill guide when making an adjustment. The adjustment mechanism can include a trigger that moves first and second detents into and out of engagement with a guide stem to allow step-wise adjustment of the guide depth.