Articulating drill guide

摘要

Drill guides and methods for maintaining contact on bone in areas where rigid instruments cannot access. The drill guide is an articulating drill guide that comprises an articulating mechanism for articulating and positioning the guide in at least two positions, i.e., an undeployed (non-articulated or straight) position and a deployed (articulated or bent) position. The articulating drill guide delivers guide wires, drills and/or additional instruments at any angle while maintaining contact to the bone.

主权项

1. A drill guide comprising:
a frame, a radial arm, a first guide member, a second guide member, and an articulating mechanism; wherein the frame has a generally curved configuration and comprises a first end with an arcuate slot configured to receive the radial arm and a second end configured to attach to the second guide member; wherein the first guide member is attached to the radial arm at an end of the radial arm opposite the end of the radial arm that is received by the frame and comprises a cylindrical shaft terminating in a plurality of articulating segments, wherein a most distal articulating segment is configured to articulate from a non-articulated position to an articulated position; and wherein the articulating mechanism is in communication with the first guide member and configured to articulate the most distal articulating segment of the first guide member from the non-articulated position to the articulated position.