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Surgical drill guide

  • US 6,210,415 B1
  • Filed: 02/18/2000
  • Issued: 04/03/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A surgical drill guide comprising:

  • A) a body having a base portion with a passage extending therethrough along a body axis, a grip extending from said base portion and a probe extending to a free end spaced distally of said base portion and positioned on the body axis, B) a guide tube adapted for being moved through said body passage along the body axis with first and second sets of ratchet teeth formed on angularly displaced faces of said guide tube, C) a guide tube advance mechanism with a handle pivoted from said body and a portion for engaging the first set of ratchet teeth thereby to advance said guide tube along the body axis toward the free end of said probe, and D) a guide tube locking mechanism with a lever pivoted in said body and biased to a first position wherein said lever engages the second set of ratchet teeth for preventing any motion of said guide tube away from said free end of said probe, said lever disengaging from said second set of ratchet teeth in a second position thereby to enable the movement of said guide tube away from the free end of said probe.

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