Patent ID: 7033363

Claim:
An orthopedic system comprising: a first sleeve member having an outer surface and an inner surface defining a longitudinal bore and a surface; a second sleeve member having an outer surface and an inner surface defining a longitudinal bore, the second sleeve member further configured to be at least partly received within the bore of the first sleeve member; wherein the longitudinal bore of one of the first and second sleeves is configured to receive a drill bit therethrough to drill a hole in bone, and wherein one of the first and second sleeve members further comprises a protrusion and the other comprises a corresponding recess, the protrusion and recess being co-operable to provisionally axially lock the first and second sleeve members together when the second sleeve member is at least partly received within the bore of the first sleeve member, the second sleeve being dis-engageable from the first sleeve through the application of an axial separation force between the first and second sleeves and a radial compression force to at least a portion of the second sleeve.