Patent ID: 6019767
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An arthroscopic drill guide for use in drilling a tunnel in a knee joint having a femur with an intercondylar roof and a trochlear groove, and a tibia having a tibial eminence, said drill guide comprising:a drill sleeve defining an aperture extending along a drilling axis, said aperture operable to guide a drilling procedure;a positioning member extending from said drill sleeve, said positioning member operable to be gripped by a user; anda guide arm having a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end in mechanical communication with said positioning member and said distal end including a guide region, said guide region having a guide section operable to contact the trochlear groove and an extension having a distal tip operable to contact the tibial eminence and a bulbous heel positioned opposite said distal tip operable to contact the intercondylar roof of the femur.