Patent ID: 6692503
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: A61B,Y10S

Abstract:
A drill guide for drilling a hole through a bone plate having at least one slot formed therethrough for receiving a bone engaging fastener, the slot having a length and a width transverse to and less than the length, the slot having sides along the length extending between opposite first and second ends of the slot, the drill guide comprising:a handle; and at least one guide member extending from said handle, said at least one guide member having a passage extending between a distal end and a proximal end of said guide member, wherein said at least one guide member includes an offset portion adjacent said distal end positionable against the first end of the slot, wherein said offset portion is configured to space the first end of the slot from an adjacent edge of said passage by a first distance that is greater than a second distance as measured from a side of said slot to an adjacent edge of said passage.