DRILL GUIDE AND METHOD FOR AVOIDING INTRAMEDULLARY NAILS IN THE PLACEMENT OF BONE PINS

摘要

A drill guide (10) and method for guiding placement of external fixation pins (18) in the bone of a human limb to avoid an implanted intramedullary nail (14) with the drill guide (10) having a plurality of guide holes (24) adapted to guide and receive a bone drill bit (D) and bone pins (18). The drill guide (10) also includes a connector (12) for connecting the drill guide (10) to an intramedullary nail (14) implanted in the bone and for aligning the guide holes (24) in a fixed position relative to the nail (14) so that the hole centerlines are oriented to avoid the nail (14).