Abstract: The present invention provides surgical drilling devices and methods. An exemplary surgical drilling device in accordance with the present invention comprises a housing, a retractable guide tube assembly, and a flexible cable drill. The retractable guide tube assembly includes an arcuate guide tube having a first portion that is slidingly positioned in an arcuate portion of the housing. A second portion comprising an actuating tube is slidingly positioned in a linear portion of the housing. The arcuate guide tube is controllably advancable from the housing and retractable into the housing. The flexible cable drill comprises a first portion slidingly positioned in the arcuate guide tube and a second portion slidingly positioned in the actuating tube.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 30, 2012
Date of Patent:
November 4, 2014
Assignee:
DGIMED Ortho, Inc.
Inventors:
Jude L. Sasing, Joseph A. Garcia, Roberto R. Fresnido, Ramon B. Gustilo
Abstract: The present invention provides surgical drilling devices and methods. An exemplary surgical drilling device in accordance with the present invention comprises a housing, a retractable guide tube assembly, and a flexible cable drill. The retractable guide tube assembly includes an arcuate guide tube having a first portion that is slidingly positioned in an arcuate portion of the housing. A second portion comprising an actuating tube is slidingly positioned in a linear portion of the housing. The arcuate guide tube is controllably advancable from the housing and retractable into the housing. The flexible cable drill comprises a first portion slidingly positioned in the arcuate guide tube and a second portion slidingly positioned in the actuating tube.
Abstract: The present invention provides surgical drilling devices and methods. An exemplary surgical drilling device in accordance with the present invention comprises a housing, a retractable guide tube assembly, and a flexible cable drill. The retractable guide tube assembly comprises an arcuate guide tube slidingly positioned in a first arcuate channel of the housing. The arcuate guide tube is operatively connected to an actuating rod slidingly positioned in a second channel of the housing wherein the actuating rod controllably advances and retracts the arcuate guide tube. The flexible cable drill comprises a first portion slidingly positioned in the arcuate guide tube and a second portion slidingly positioned in a third channel of the housing.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 30, 2007
Date of Patent:
December 25, 2012
Assignee:
Dgimed Ortho, Inc.
Inventors:
Jude L. Sasing, Joseph A. Garcia, Roberto R. Fresnido, Ramon B. Gustilo
Abstract: A system and method for drilling soft tissue and positioning an intramedullary rod in a long bone is provided. The system includes an intramedullary rod having an internal channel sized to provide a tight fit for a drill assembly. The system also includes a step pin used for marking the position of a pilot hole drilled through the bone within which the intramedullary rod is positioned.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 19, 2010
Publication date:
August 30, 2012
Applicant:
DGIMed Ortho Inc.
Inventors:
Patrick R. Corneille, Andreas Carl Pfahnl, Mark A. McMahan, Gary L. Graham, Jeremy J. Ling