Patent ID: 7981114
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method for guiding a tool into contact with a bone comprising: placing a tissue protection sleeve having an internal bore extending along a first axis over the bone, said sleeve having a handle at a first end extending along a second axis transverse to the first axis and a bone contacting surface at a second end; inserting a guide having at least one guide bore within said sleeve, said guide having an elastically deformable handle at first end, the handle extending along a third axis extending transverse to the first axis; rotating said guide within said sleeve to position said guide bore with respect to said bone; aligning said handles on said sleeve and said guide with the second axis and the third axis both lying in a single plane containing the first axis such that the guide handle is capable of being captured within the sleeve handle; fixing said guide handle with respect to said sleeve handle by deflecting the guide handle in a direction of the first axis towards the tissue protection sleeve handle; and using said bore in said guide to guide a tool into contact with said bone.