Patent ID: 7004943

Claim:
A drill guide comprising: a collar frame with a collar dimensioned to receive a portion of an orthopedic fixation system; a guide frame including a bore through which a fixation element of the orthopedic fixation system may be inserted, the guide frame coupled to the collar frame such that the coupling allows the guide frame and the collar frame to rotate about at least one axis relative to each other; a connector with a threaded end and a ball end; a recess of the collar frame with internal threads adapted to receive the threaded end of the connector; an outer cavity of the guide frame adapted to receive the ball end of the connector; a fastener with a recess and a threaded end adapted to mate with internal threads in an aperture of the guide frame; and a biasing element adjacent the ball end of the connector and wherein the recess of the fastener may receive a portion of the biasing element.