Patent ID: 11931052
Assignee: NUVASIVE, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A system, comprising:
a surgical bone drill bit having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion;
a drill configured to receive the proximal end portion of the surgical bone drill bit;
a neuromonitoring clip connected to a neuromonitoring connection on the surgical bone drill bit;
a shield extending over the distal end portion of the surgical bone drill bit;
a locking system in communication with the shield;
wherein the locking system is biased to a lock position at which the shield is prevented from sliding along the distal end portion of the surgical bone drill bit;
wherein the locking system is configured to be secured in an unlock position relative to the surgical bone drill bit at which the shield is able to slide along the distal end portion of the surgical bone drill bit; and
wherein the shield is configured to slide along the distal end portion of the surgical bone drill bit and the surgical bone drill bit is configured to rotate with respect to the shield.