Patent ID: 11903596
Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A drill sleeve, comprising:
an outer sleeve with an internal collet at a distal end of the outer sleeve, a slot, and an inner opening;
a handle connected to the outer sleeve;
an inner sleeve with an inner opening configured to receive and guide a drill bit, wherein the inner sleeve is configured to slide inside the inner opening of the outer sleeve;
a trigger;
a connection member connected to the trigger and the inner sleeve, wherein the connection member passes through the slot in the outer sleeve; and
a biasing member configured to apply a biasing force between the handle and the trigger wherein the biasing force drives the inner sleeve into the outer sleeve,
wherein when a distal end of the inner sleeve engages the internal collet, the internal collet is configured to engage a screw hole in a bone plate, align the drill sleeve with a nominal axis of the screw hole, and secure the drill sleeve to the screw hole.