SURGICAL DRILL GUIDE ADAPTER WITH A HANDLE AND DETACHABLE HEAD

• US 20130023888A1
• Filed: 07/22/2011
• Published: 01/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Anatomage Inc.
• Original Assignee: Anatomage Inc.
• Inventors: Choi, Woncheol, Mar, Jia Leung Jeff
• Application Number:
  US13/189,460
• Publication Number:
  US 20130023888A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 606/96
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 1/084 of implanting tools

Abstract

A dental implant surgical guide system is disclosed. A surgical guide is placed onto a patient'"'"'s mouth. The surgical guide has one or more tubes for accepting detachable drill guide heads. The detachable drill guide heads are placed into a tube of the surgical guide using a handle. The handle has an attach/detach mechanism. A first drill guide head having a first inner diameter is attached to the handle to guide drilling of a first hole. The first drill guide head is removed using the attach/detach mechanism to accept a second drill guide head having a second inner diameter to guide drilling of a second hole.

Claims

1. A surgical guide system comprising:

a surgical guide adapted to be placed onto a patient'"'"'s mouth, the surgical guide having one or more tubes;

a first drill guide head having a first inner diameter;

a second drill guide head having a second inner diameter; and

a handle comprising an attach/detach mechanism,

wherein the first drill guide head is attached to the handle, removed from the tube, and detached from the handle using the attach/detach mechanism, and

wherein the second drill guide head is attached to the handle and inserted into the tube.

2. The surgical guide system of claim 1, wherein the handle has a profile for clearing obstructions and/or reaching into the back of the patient'"'"'s mouth.

3. The surgical guide system of claim 1, wherein one of first drill guide head and the second drill guide head is attachable to the handle at at least two different angles.

4. The surgical guide system of claim 1, wherein the attach/detach mechanism provides sufficient torsional rigidity to hold the position of the head while drilling.

5. The surgical guide system of claim 1, wherein the attach/detach mechanism is engaged by a selected from a group comprising a push button switch, a slide switch, a rocker switch, a rotary switch, an electrical switch, and an electromagnetic switch.

6. The surgical guide system of claim 1, wherein each of the first inner diameter and the second inner diameter is used to guide a drill bit for drilling a hole for accepting a dental implant.

7. The surgical guide system of claim 6, wherein the dental implant is screwed into the hole.

8. The surgical guide system of claim 1, wherein the second inner diameter of the second drill guide head is larger than the first inner diameter of the first drill guide head.

9. The surgical guide system of claim 6, wherein a first hole is drilled with reference to the first drill guide head.

10. The surgical guide system of claim 7, wherein a second hole larger than the first hole is drilled with reference to the second drill guide head.

11. The surgical guide system of claim 10, wherein the first hole and the second hole are concentric holes.

12. The surgical guide system of claim 1, wherein the one or more tubes are made of a group comprising plastic, ceramic, or medical grade metal.

13. The surgical guide system of claim 1, wherein the handle is made of a group comprising plastic, ceramic, or medical grade metal.

14. The surgical guide system of claim 1, wherein the surgical guide is made from a digital dental model of a patient'"'"'s dentition that is created from a dental CT scanner, a 3D scanner, or any other scanning instrument.

15. A drill guide adapter comprising:

a handle having an attach/detach mechanism;

a plurality of detachable drill guide heads; and

a coupling portion for removably receiving the plurality of detachable drill guide heads,

wherein the attach/detach mechanism is used to detach a first drill guide head having a first inner diameter from the handle and to removably attach a second drill guide head having a second inner diameter to the handle.

16. The drill guide adapter of claim 15, wherein the handle has a profile for clearing obstructions and/or reaching into the back of the patient'"'"'s mouth.

17. The drill guide adapter of claim 15, wherein one of the plurality of detachable drill guide heads is attachable to the handle at at least two different angles.

18. The drill guide adapter of claim 15, wherein the attach/detach mechanism provides sufficient torsional rigidity to hold the position of the head while drilling.

19. The drill guide adapter of claim 15, wherein the attach/detach mechanism is selected from a group comprising a push button switch, a slide switch, a rocker switch, a rotary switch, an electrical switch, and an electromagnetic switch.

20. The drill guide adapter of claim 15, wherein each of the first inner diameter and the second inner diameter is used to guide a drill bit for drilling a hole for accepting a dental implant.

21. The drill guide adapter of claim 15, wherein the handle is made of a group comprising plastic, ceramic, or medical grade metal.

22. The drill guide adapter of claim 15, wherein the first drill guide head and the second drill guide head are adapted to be inserted into a tube of a surgical guide.