Patent ID: 6096042
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: A61B,B23B,B25B,B25F

Abstract:
A compact single unit driver with integral shield device for use on a body part in surgery, the driver including:a housing adapted for single handed gripping operation;engagement means associated with said housing for releasably engaging an end of a longitudinally extending driven member;drive motor for rotatably driving the engagement means;longitudinally extending non-rotating shield connected with an end of the housing, the shield extending co-axially with and circumscribing the driven member, the distal end of the shield terminating in an end portion adapted to be placed against a surface of the body part toward which the driven member is to be driven; andmeans to permit relative movement in an axial direction between the engagement means and the end portion of the shield for advancement of the driven member toward the body part and retraction therefrom, wherein in use the engagement means and a portion of the driven member above the surface of the body part are always fully shrouded by the housing and the shield and wherein the driven member in an inoperative mode protrudes from the shield to facilitate accurate positioning prior to use and the driven member is retractable, relative to the end portion, prior to use to allow the end portion to be placed against a surface of the body part prior to use.