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

Claim 12:
13. A method of drilling a hole in a bone for a bone plate using a drill sleeve, wherein,
the drill sleeve, comprises: 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 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, the method comprising:
pressing the trigger of the drill sleeve towards the handle;
inserting the distal end of the outer sleeve into a screw hole of the bone plate;
releasing the trigger of the drill sleeve to securely engage the screw hole;
drilling a hole in the bone through the screw hole using the drill sleeve;
pressing the trigger of the drill sleeve towards the handle; and
removing the distal end of the outer sleeve from the screw hole.