Patent ID: 7081119

Claim:
A surgical drill guide, comprising: a handle to be held by a user and configured to actuate a plate-engaging mechanism, the handle comprising first and second handle portions movably connected to each other; an elongated member having proximal and distal portions, a length, and a longitudinal axis, the proximal portion associated with said first handle portion and the distal portion associated with a plate-engaging mechanism; an actuating member having proximal and distal portions and a length, the proximal portion associated with the second handle portion and the distal portion associated with the plate-engaging mechanism; and at least one guide sleeve having proximal and distal portions and a length, the proximal portions of the guide sleeve and said elongated member coupled to each other by a proximal coupling member having a length and the distal portions of said guide sleeve and the elongated member coupled together by a distal coupling member having a length, wherein the coupling member lengths are unequal; wherein the length of the at least one guide sleeve is substantially the same as the length of the elongated member, and wherein the plate-engaging mechanism further comprises a bone plate-engaging portion configured to couple with a bone plate when the second handle portion is moved in a first direction with respect to said first handle portion.