Patent ID: 9566078
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A system comprising: a tissue protection sleeve adapted for use in surgical procedures, the tissue protection sleeve having a longitudinal axis and comprising a first end, a second end, an inner surface, and an outer surface; wherein the tissue protection sleeve further comprises at least two grooves extending along the inner surface from the first end to the second end, wherein the grooves are adapted to accommodate elongated fixation elements, the grooves open to the sleeve inner surface; a drill sleeve adapted to be inserted into the tissue protection sleeve; wherein an outer surface of the drill sleeve closes the grooves of the tissue protection sleeve to define at least two closed canals adapted to receive and guide the elongated fixation elements; wherein the drill sleeve comprises a portion with an enlarged diameter at a first end of the drill sleeve; wherein the portion of the drill sleeve with an enlarged diameter comprises at least two openings at an end facing the second end of the drill sleeve, and wherein the at least two openings are axially aligned with the at least two closed canals of the sleeve when the drill sleeve is inserted into the tissue protection sleeve; whereby an elongated fixation element can be inserted into each of the closed canals through the respective opening; and wherein the tissue protection sleeve comprises an elastic material which permits bending of the tissue protection sleeve along the longitudinal axis.