Patent ID: 9028503
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A drill guide comprising: a body comprising a hole extending therethrough for guiding a drill; an intramedullary rod; and an alignment tool, the alignment tool being operable to connect the body to the intramedullary rod, such that the body is movable laterally relative to the intramedullary rod, while the orientation of the body is fixable with respect to the intramedullary rod in an anteroposterior plane and in a transverse plane; wherein the body comprises a fixed foot and a movable foot which are receivable within a joint; and wherein the movable foot is releasably attached to the body and, when in a released state, the movable foot is translatable with respect to the fixed foot, such that the fixed foot contacts a first bone of the joint and the movable foot contacts a second bone of the joint.