公开(公告)号：EP1824401A1

公开(公告)日：2007-08-29

申请号：EP05852311.9

申请日：2005-11-28

申请人： DePuy Products, Inc.

发明人： CASTANEDA, Javier, E. ,  ORBAY, Jorge, L. ,  DOYLE, William, F. ,  GRAHAM, Robert, F.

IPC分类号： A61B17/58

CPC分类号： A61B17/1728 ,  A61B17/1782 ,  A61B17/80 ,  A61B17/888 ,  A61B17/8888 ,  A61B90/92 ,  A61B2090/062 ,  Y10T29/49826

摘要： Removable drill guide tips are pre-assembled into threaded holes of a bone plate. The tips may be used with an extension to together function as a conventional drill guide. After drilling, the extension or another tool is used to remove the tips from the plate. According to another use, the tip is used as a guide for a drill bit without any additional extension and then removed with a tool.