Patent ID: 7094242
Filing Date: 2006-08-22
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A drill guide, comprising: a body having a conical bore, the conical bore having a major axis and a wide end and a narrow end and a socket formed near the narrow end, the socket having a proximal opening leading into the conical bore and a distal opening opposite the proximal opening; a guide member having a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end and a longitudinal bore, the distal end having a semi-spherical outer surface portion through which the longitudinal bore extends; wherein the shaft of the guide member extends through the proximal opening and towards the wide end of the conical bore and the semi-spherical outer surface portion is rotatably mounted within the socket so that the guide member shaft is angulatable at a plurality of angles with respect to the major axis of the conical bore.