Patent ID: 9687256
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: A61B,B25F,E21B

Claim:
1. A method of repairing two bones of an articular joint, comprising the steps of: drilling a first hole in a first bone with a first end of a hybrid drill/driver instrument; inserting a fixation device within the first hole; securing the fixation device within the first hole with a second end of the hybrid drill/driver instrument; drilling a second hole through a second bone with the first end of the hybrid drill/driver instrument such that at least a portion of the hybrid drill/driver is received in the second hole; engaging the second end of the hybrid drill/driver instrument into an end of the fixation device; and driving the fixation device with the second end of the hybrid drill/driver instrument into the second bone to align the first bone to the second bone.