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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
May. 28, 2019
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Stephen Santangelo, Sturbridge, MA (US);
Anthony O'Leary, Walpole, MA (US);
Matthew Dennis Cunningham, Lakeville, MA (US);
Scott Faucett, Washington, DC (US);
Jeffrey Wyman, Naples, FL (US);
Chun Liu, Brookline, MA (US);
Roman Gutierrez, Brighton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 50/33 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/90 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1764 (2013.01); A61B 17/1717 (2013.01); A61B 50/33 (2016.02); A61B 17/02 (2013.01); A61B 17/90 (2021.08); A61B 2017/0042 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01);
Abstract
Surgical drill guides have modular configurations and are adapted to accommodate a wide range of anatomy. The surgical drill guides are adapted to be removed while leaving a guide wire in its intended location in human bone. The distal end of the drill guide acts as a safety stop for the guide wire by preventing the guide wire from penetrating too far past the far side of the bone.