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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2011
Applicants:
Paul Alexander Torrie, Marblehead, MA (US);
Brian J. White, Denver, CO (US);
Inventors:
Paul Alexander Torrie, Marblehead, MA (US);
Brian J. White, Denver, CO (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1746 (2013.01); A61B 17/1739 (2013.01); A61B 17/1778 (2016.11); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2090/034 (2016.02);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a drill guide for use in drilling an acetabular tunnel. The drill guide comprises a cannulated shaft having a handle towards a proximal end, and an offset arm towards a distal end. The arm is flexible or pivotable and has a distal tip for engaging the articular surface of the acetabulum, and is offset from a projected path of the shaft cannulation.