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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2022
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Michael Mcgurk, Williamstown, NJ (US);
Philip Watt, New Holland, PA (US);
Todd J. Kent, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Jason Long, Wallingford, PA (US);
William Woodburn, Mickleton, NJ (US);
John V. Hunt, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Junior Julien, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Joshua Mcmanus, West Chester, PA (US);
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A drill guide assembly configured to engage a drill bit, including: a drill guide including: a drill guide tube including a ring and a flared end at a proximal end of the drill guide tube; a drill guide body with a central opening configured to receive the drill guide tube and a tube stop configured to engage the flared end; and a spring configured to engage the ring and distal end of the drill guide body; and a drill guide sleeve with a central opening configured to receive the drill guide including a ring stop configured to engage the ring and a sleeve distal end configured to engage a plate hole on a bone plate, wherein the spring is configured to bias the drill guide tube in a distal direction so that a distal end of the drill guide tube extends from the sleeve distal end.