Patent ID: 9700328
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F,B23B

Claim:
1. A drill guide for use in relation to removing implants from bones, the drill guide comprising a mounting arrangement for mounting the drill guide on the implant, first and second guide arrangements, wherein each of the first and second guide arrangements comprises a guide member through which a drill can be inserted, a holding arrangement for holding the first and second guide arrangements, the holding arrangement being adjustable between a release condition in which the positions of the first and second guide arrangements are adjustable relative to the holding arrangement and a holding condition in which the first and second guide arrangements are held by the holding arrangement in a fixed position, wherein each guide member comprises a body defining an aperture therethrough for receiving the drill; wherein the body is in the form of a tube, and the aperture is in the form of an elongate bore, and wherein each of the first and second guide arrangements further includes an adjustment member to allow adjustment of the position of the guide arrangement relative to the holding arrangement, wherein the adjustment member has a spheroidal configuration, and defines a hole therethrough, so that the drill can extend through the hole.