Variable position bone drilling alignment guide

Details Variable position bone drilling alignment guide Variable position bone drilling alignment guide

1998-10-22

2000-05-23

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

606 70, 606 61, A61B 1717

Patent

active

060661429

ABSTRACT:
A variable position bone drilling guide apparatus for aiding a surgeon in preparing a bone site. The guide apparatus includes a template that is formed to include apertures therethrough and drill towers extending form the template in general alignment with the apertures. The first drill tower includes at least one drill passage therethrough and the second drill tower includes two drill passages therethrough. The duel passages in the second tower provide a surgeon with greater than one drill alignment option for a bone plate.

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