Patent ID: 8764762
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An instrument guide, comprising: a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end comprises a threaded surface; a handle attached to the proximal end of the shaft; a device coupler comprising a coupling base with a through lumen and an elongate coupling member comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end is configured with a least one mechanical interfit structure, wherein at least a portion of the elongate coupling member is configured so as to move in the through lumen of the coupling base; and at least one drill guide member joined to the device coupler; wherein the proximal end of the elongate coupling member of the device coupler, comprising a threaded surface complementary to the threaded surface of the distal end of the shaft, releasably locks to the distal end of the shaft.