Patent ID: 9028252
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A drill guide sleeve orientation device for setting the drill path over an edentulous area, the device including: a) a housing configured to fit over the entire edentulous area, said housing having a substantially cylindrical body including an outer perimeter surface, an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein said upper and lower surface are provided in the form of a flexible membrane providing maneuverability of a drill guide sleeve along the entire surface of said housing, wherein said housing comprises a substantially open inner lumen, said inner lumen is filled with a medium that provides for supporting and maneuvering said drill guide sleeve about said housing; and b) a drill guide sleeve having a distal end, a proximal end, and a medial portion spanning between said distal end and said proximal end, wherein said medial portion is disposed within said inner lumen of said housing between said upper surface and said lower surface, and wherein said drill guide sleeve configured to be maneuvered about the entire surface of said upper surface and said lower surface by manipulating said sleeve about said distal end or said proximal end.