Patent ID: 8740912
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. An orthopedic drill guide comprising: a body portion having a first end and a second end, the body portion forming a single, substantially cylindrical drill channel extending through the length of the body portion between the first end and the second end and forming a first opening at the first end and a second opening at the second end; a plurality of projections extending from the second end of the body portion at the second opening, wherein the plurality of projections are fixedly coupled to the body portion and are offset from the long axis of the drill channel with a shape of each projection asymmetrically positioned relative to the drill channel such that each of the projections have a first edge and a second edge that are aligned for the respective first edges to engage one side of a joint and the second edges aligned to engage an opposite side of the joint when the projections are inserted into a joint with the body portion extending outward, wherein the offset of the projections inserted into a joint fix the body portion such that the long axis of the drill channel is not centered over the joint and wherein at least a portion of the first edge is substantially parallel to the long axis of the drill channel; and an optional collar extending from the first end of the body portion.