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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2017
Applicant:
Biomet Manufacturing, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Clinton E. Kehres, Warsaw, IN (US);
Jason M Hurst, New Albany, OH (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61F 2/40 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1617 (2013.01); A61B 17/162 (2013.01); A61B 17/1684 (2013.01); A61B 17/1778 (2016.11); A61F 2/4081 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01);
Abstract
A quick-connect drill bit assembly comprising a drive shank and a drill bit releasably attached to the drive shank, the drill hit being configured to bore a first hole in a bone through a drill guide. A portion of the drill bit is configured to remain within the first hole after the drive shank is detached therefrom, the drill bit being configured to prevent the drill guide from rotating with respect to the bone as a second hole is bored into the bone.