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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2011
Applicants:
Gary Scott Sherman, Naples, FL (US);
Jerry F. Sterrett, Naples, FL (US);
Inventors:
Gary Scott Sherman, Naples, FL (US);
Jerry F. Sterrett, Naples, FL (US);
Assignee:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/32 (2014.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1631 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00871 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320032 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flexible drill with a shaft having a nitinol portion (or nitinol region) provided between a stainless steel driver end and a stainless steel drill tip. The flexible drill with nitinol shaft is provided with a bearing surface to allow centering within a drill guide, low friction bearing and flexibility to drill around a curve. The bearing surface may be formed of a fluoropolymer such as LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene). The flexible drill shaft may be used through a drill guide, such as a curved drill sleeve.