Patent ID: 7730628
Filing Date: 2010-06-08
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A depth stop device for use in connection with a device, comprising: a stop member slidably positionable on the device, at least one abutment member in operative connection with the stop member to adjustably contact the device to lock the stop member in a desired position relative to the device or to free the stop member to slide relative to the device, and an adjustment member consisting of a threaded member that is movable to adjust the position of the abutment member, the force applicable by the abutment member to the device being limited to be less than a certain force, the abutment member also comprising a surface of the depth stop member that is movable upon rotation of the threaded member wherein the depth stop surface is at least a portion of a surface of a passage formed in the stop member through which the device can be passed, the passage being in communicative connection with a slot formed in the stop member, the width of the slot being adjustable via rotation of the threaded member to adjust the force applicable by at least a portion of the surface of the passage to the device.