Patent ID: 11950791
Assignee: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method for positioning a bone tunnel in bone comprising:
positioning a distal tip of an aimer arm of a drill guide against a surface of the bone, the drill guide further comprising:
an elongate body having a first end and a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second ends, a proximally-facing surface and a distally-facing surface extending along the longitudinal axis between the first and second ends; and
the aimer arm positioned at the first end of the body, the aimer arm extending from the distally-facing surface, the aimer arm comprising a lateral surface, a medial surface, and a tip such that a width between the lateral surface and medial surface tapers from the distally-facing surface towards the tip;

advancing a drill sleeve through at least one channel of the drill guide such that the drill sleeve extends at a parallel angle relative to the medial surface of the aimer arm, whereby the bone is fixed between the distal tip of the aimer arm and a distal tip of the drill sleeve;
inserting a guidewire through a bore of the drill sleeve and drilling through the bone with the guidewire;
removing the drill guide from the bone while leaving the guidewire in place to locate a bone tunnel;
passing a cannulated drill over the guidewire; and
drilling the bone tunnel with the cannulated drill.