US 12,251,117 B2
Drill guide assembly
Andrew Muser, St. Pete Beach, FL (US)
Filed by Conmed Corporation, Largo, FL (US)
Filed on Mar. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/688,017.
Application 17/688,017 is a division of application No. 16/260,689, filed on Jan. 29, 2019, granted, now 11,266,422.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/728,946, filed on Sep. 10, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/623,643, filed on Jan. 30, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0183702 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 17/17 (2013.01) [A61B 17/1714 (2013.01); A61B 17/1764 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00407 (2013.01); A61B 2090/062 (2016.02)] 2 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A drill guide sleeve, comprising:
a cannulated sleeve having an internal diameter, a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the cannulated sleeve extends along a central longitudinal axis, and has a ball connected to the distal end;
a pivoting head having a proximal portion defining a proximal end and a distal portion defining a distal end, the proximal portion defining a socket and the distal portion including ridges that extend distally with respect to a longitudinal axis of the pivoting head, each of the ridges terminating in a pointed tip which defines the distal end of the pivoting head;
wherein the socket is connected to the ball and movable between a first position and a second position relative to the cannulated sleeve;
and
wherein in the first position and the second position, no portion of the internal diameter of the cannulated sleeve is blocked by the socket or the pivoting head.