Drilling jig for surgical drilling tools

• US 5,669,915 A
• Filed: 03/22/1996
• Issued: 09/23/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Aesculap AG (B. Braun Holding GmbH & Co. KG)
• Original Assignee: Aesculap AG (B. Braun Holding GmbH & Co. KG)
• Inventors: Lutze, Thoedor, Weisshaupt, Dieter, Herrmann, Gebhard, Caspar, Wolfhard
• Primary Examiner(s): Buiz, Michael
• Assistant Examiner(s): REIP, DAVID OWEN
• Application Number:
  US08/620,392
• Time in Patent Office: 550 Days
• Field of Search: 606/80, 606/96, 606/97, 606/98, 606/172, 408/113, 408/202
• US Class Current: 606/96
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/1633 Sleeves, i.e. non-rotating parts surrounding the bit shaft, e.g. the sleeve forming a single unit with the bit shaft A61B17/1644 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/1728 for holes for bone plates or plate screws
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/033 Abutting means, stops, e.g. abutting on tissue or skin
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 408/8925 Depth-limiting member

Abstract

A drilling jig for surgical drilling tools is disclosed. The drilling jig comprises two sleeves of identical design mounted alongside each other on a common holder, with each sleeve being mounted on the holder so as to be pivotable in relation to each other about an axis of rotation extending perpendicular to their respective longitudinal axes. Each sleeve is hollow to allow a drilling tool to pass through. At the rear end of each sleeve is a stop surface for the drilling tool to rest against, the stop surface delimiting the depth to which the drilling tool penetrates the sleeve. Each sleeve is of two-part design and includes a bearing part and an adjusting part, with the bearing part carrying the front end of the sleeve and the adjusting part carrying the stop surface. The bearing part and the adjusting part are threaded to each other in such a manner that the spacing between the stop surface and the front end of the sleeve is adjustable by turning the adjusting part in relation to the bearing part, which enables alteration of the effective length of the sleeve without removing the drilling tool.

Claims

1. Drilling jig for a surgical drilling tool, comprising:

two sleeves of identical design alongside each other on a common holder;

each sleeve being mounted on said holder so as to be pivotable in relation to each other about an axis of rotation extending perpendicular to their longitudinal axis;

each of said sleeves being positionable with its front end on a bone, into which the drilling tool is screwable, thereby passing through the interior of said sleeve, and at the rear end a stop surface for a stop of said drilling tool to rest thereon, said stop delimiting the depth to which said drilling tool penetrates said sleeve; and

means for adjusting the spacing between said stop surface and said front end of said sleeve, wherein;

said sleeve is of two-part design and includes a bearing part and an adjusting part, in that said bearing part carries said front end and said adjusting part carries said stop surface, and in that said bearing part and said adjusting part are screwed to each other in such a way that the spacing between said stop surface and said front end of said sleeve is adjustable by turning said adjusting part in relation to said bearing part.

2. Drilling jig as defined in claim 1, characterized in that said adjusting part is screwed into said bearing part.

3. Drilling jig as defined in claim 1, characterized in that the screw-in direction of said adjusting part is the reverse of the turning direction of said drilling tool.

4. Drilling jig as defined in claim 1, characterized in that said adjusting part is fixable in certain angular positions in relation to said bearing part.

5. Drilling jig as defined in claim 4, characterized in that said adjusting part is fixable by an elastic detent means in certain angular positions in relation to said bearing part.

6. Drilling jig as defined in claim 5, characterized in that the elastic detention is effected by a detent body on said bearing part, said detent body being elastically moveable in the radial direction and snapping into recesses on said adjusting part, said recesses being spaced along the circumference of said adjusting part.

7. Drilling jig as defined in claim 6, characterized in that said recesses are formed by longitudinal grooves on the circumference of said adjusting part.

8. Drilling jig as defined in claim 1, characterized in that a depth scale is arranged on said adjusting part.

9. Drilling jig as defined in claim 1, characterized in that said adjusting part has a flattened part on its side at its rear end.

10. Drilling jig as defined in claim 1, characterized in that said adjusting part carries a grip part with a profiled circumferential surface.

11. Drilling jig as defined in claim 10, characterized in that the external circumference of said grip part is larger than the external circumference of said adjusting part.

12. Drilling jig as defined in claim 11, characterized in that said grip part has a flattened part on its side.

13. Drilling jig as defined in claim 14, characterized in that said sleeves are only slightly pivotable about the axis of rotation and are always inclined to each other at a slight angle.