Patent ID: 9072530
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An orthopedic drill guide assembly for drilling a tunnel in a bone, the drill guide assembly comprising: a drill guide housing having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the distal portion being curved in shape, and a body portion disposed between the proximal portion and the distal portion; a passage formed within at least a portion of the drill guide housing, the passage having a fixed radius of curvature within the distal portion of between 1 to 50 mm; and a sleeve made out of rigid material defining a lumen therethrough and having a proximal end and a distal end, the sleeve slidingly disposed within the passage of the distal portion of the drill guide housing, the sleeve having a fixed radius of curvature equal to the radius of curvature of the passage within the distal portion, the sleeve configured to extend from the distal portion while maintaining its radius of curvature and further configured to receive a bone cutting instrument.