Patent ID: 7753914
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A depth gage for use with a drill in orthopaedics comprising a body, said body defining first and second ends opposed to each other and an inner periphery defining a longitudinal aperture therethrough for slidably receiving the drill, the longitudinal aperture defining a longitudinal axis thereof, said body comprising, a first end portion comprising an arcuate cross-sectional periphery about the longitudinal axis defining a first lateral opening to the longitudinal aperture, the first end portion comprising a radially extending face facing in a first lateral direction; a second end portion longitudinally staggered relative the first end portion, the second end portion comprising an arcuate cross-sectional periphery about the longitudinal axis defining a second lateral opening to the longitudinal aperture, the second end portion comprising a radially extending face facing in a second lateral direction, the first and second lateral directions being opposite one another said body being adapted to permit the drill to be installed in the longitudinal aperture in a first position having a direction non-coincident with the longitudinal axis and wherein the drill can be shifted to a second position substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis and the drill can be rotated and advanced longitudinally in the aperture.