Patent ID: 11918234
Assignee: MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SARL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method for preparing to drill a bore in bone, comprising:
coupling a carriage to a surgical guide having a first arm and a second arm, at least the first arm being defined by a first facial surface and a second facial surface;
translating the carriage along a length of the first arm, the first arm passing through a guide-receiving opening that extends through the carriage throughout translation of the carriage;
selectively locking the carriage at a location along the first arm by passively engaging the first arm to set a desired location and trajectory for a tunnel to be drilled in bone;
inserting a bullet through a bullet-receiving opening of the carriage; and
positioning the bullet relative to the carriage such that a proximal end of the bullet extends proximal to a proximal end of the carriage and a distal end of the bullet extends distal to a distal end of the carriage, the distal end of the bullet terminating at a location proximate to a location at which a proximal end of the tunnel to be drilled in bone is to be located.