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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2003
Applicant:
Javier Castañeda, Miami, FL (US);
Inventor:
Javier Castañeda, Miami, FL (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Products, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/103 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A drill guide includes a window and graduated indicia corresponding to a scale provided along a side of the windows. A gauge for use therewith includes a handle, a shaft having a reference mark thereon, and an end portion. The end portion is slightly angled relative to the remainder of the shaft and is spring-like. The end portion includes a rounded tip which ensures that the gauge rides smoothly in and out of drilled bone and bore, and an angled upper catch that allows a user to retrieve the gauge without chipping bone.