Abstract: A drill guide system comprising: a hemispherical cup having an opening therein; a body having a distal end, a proximal end and a lumen extending between the distal end and the proximal end; and a connector for connecting the body to the hemispherical cup so that the lumen at the distal end of the body is aligned with the opening in the hemispherical cup.

Abstract: A drill guide system comprising: a hemispherical cup having an opening therein; a body having a distal end, a proximal end and a lumen extending between the distal end and the proximal end; and a connector for connecting the body to the hemispherical cup so that the lumen at the distal end of the body is aligned with the opening in the hemispherical cup.

Abstract: A broach handle for attachment to a broach comprising a distal working end and a proximal connector end, the proximal connector end comprising a bore extending distally into the broach, and a finger comprising a recess and extending proximally away from the broach, the broach handle comprising: a body having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end being longitudinally and laterally offset from the proximal end and comprising a finger for seating in the bore of the broach and a bore for receiving the finger of the broach; a linkage connected to the body and comprising a finger for selective disposition in the recess of the finger of the broach; and a lever connected to the body and arranged to manipulate the proximal end of the linkage so that manipulation of the proximal end of the lever can lock and unlock a broach to the handle.

Abstract: A lancet device for drawing blood from a digit of a patient. The lancet device is particularly directed to a disposable, pre-armed or armable device including an element for constricting the finger or digit of a patient or user from which the blood is to be drawn. The device includes a portion that functions in a tourniquet manner to increase the blood supply in the area where the lancet is to create an incision. The lancet portion and the structure of the device are designed to produce a substantially painless incision in the patient. The biasing elements of the device provide for forcing the lancet portion toward the target area and for retrieving the lancet into the device after an incision has been made. After use in making an incision, the parts of the device that contact the patient's blood are withdrawn from possible inadvertent contact thus avoiding a chance of contamination of the user with the patient's blood.

Abstract: A cutting saw blade for use with an oscillatory power tool used in surgical bone cutting procedures including a blade having a distal end provided with teeth whose tips are oriented in a substantially linear row so that the terminus of all teeth lie in a solitary plane. Other tooth profiles assist in the cutting phenomena. The cutting blade has several spaced-apart pairs of notches disposed in the blade edges. Each pair of notches is adapted to cooperate with a pair of pins disposed on the oscillatory power tool to firmly retain the cutting blade to the saw. By providing the cutting blade with several sets of notches, the cutting blade is adjustable, in that it can be retained within the oscillatory power tool at different lengths. It has been found that such an adjustable cutting blade, having teeth oriented in a solitary plane, does not lose efficiency as the length of the blade is changed.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of aspirating vapors during laser surgery couples a vaporizing device with a source of vacuum. The apparatus includes an aspiration connector insertable into the vaporizing device and coupled to an optical waveguide disposed along a bore of the device. An aspiration pathway extends along with the optical waveguide in the bore of the vaporizing device forming a compact single passageway vaporizing device with aspiration capability. Vacuum control points are provided along the aspiration pathway to adjust the vacuum at an end where the vapors are formed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for directing light at an angle provides an optical fiber with a bevelled end which internally reflects light or refracts light from the bevelled end at an angle to the fiber's axis depending on the bevelled angle. The apparatus also includes a cylindrical probe for surgical applications having a central bore and a cut-out in a side of the probe near one end. The cylindrical probe may have a sharp tip at the one end for penetrating tissue. The optical fiber having a bevelled end is insertable into the cylindrical probe. The bevelled end of the optical fiber is aligned with the cut-out in the cylindrical probe. Light transmitted through the optical fiber is directed from the bevelled end and through the cut-out to provide light at an angle to the axis of the fiber. A bevelled end plug is positioned adjacent to the bevelled end of the fiber. A housing holds the optical fiber and cylindrical probe and limits axial travel. An aspiration connector is coupled to the optical fiber.

Abstract: A drill having a variable speed trigger and logic circuit which can control the direction and speed of rotation. In an alternating mode of operation, the logic circuit alternates the direction of motor/chuck rotation on each successive activation of the trigger. The drill can also be set to rotate in either a forward or reverse direction without the alternating feature. A pair of lights provide visual confirmation that the drill is set to rotate in either a forward or reverse direction. The drill can also be set in a safe mode to prevent rotation in either direction.