Surgical parallel drill guide instrument

- Zimmer, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a surgical parallel drill guide instrument;

FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view thereof with a portion broken away;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view thereof of the side opposite the side shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is an end elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is an end elevational view thereof of the end opposite the end shown in FIG. 7.

The broken line showing of the sleeve members in FIG. 1 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D357534
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 15, 1993
Date of Patent: Apr 18, 1995
Assignee: Zimmer, Inc. (Warsaw, IN)
Inventor: S. Kyle Hayes (Warsaw, IN)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: I. Simmons
Attorney: Margaret L. Geringer
Application Number: 0/16,443
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Guide Or Gauge (D24/140)