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Drill guide for surgical pins

  • US 5,324,295 A
  • Filed: 04/24/1992
  • Issued: 06/28/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/24/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A device to guide the drilling of a second pin through an entry surface of a bone so as to substantially converge at an opposite surface of the bone with a first pin disposed in said bone, comprising:

  • a convergence guide having a proximal side to be placed adjacent the surface of said bone, and an opposite distal side;

    an offset guide member containing a plurality of parallel offset guide holes at predetermined distances from each other including at least one guide hole for receiving said second pin, said convergence guide defining means for slidably receiving and disposing said offset guide member and defining at least one pivot hole for enabling said guide to slide over and pivot around said first pin, said holes extending from said distal side to said proximal side, said guide holes spaced from said pivot hole predetermined distances on said distal side and respective shorter predetermined distances on said proximal side whereby any one of said guide holes converges with said pivot hole at one of a plurality of predetermined distances from the proximal side of said convergence guide; and

    means for releasing said convergence guide from said pins while said pins remain in said bone.

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