Drill Guide for Cervical Distractor

Description

Drill Guide for Cervical Distractor

This cervical distractor drill guide helps the surgeon prepare holes for distraction screws. It steers the drill into the vertebral body, so each screw starts in a controlled line.

Guiding the drill

Free-hand drilling on a small vertebral body leaves little room for error. Therefore, a guide holds the drill steady and on course. After drilling, the surgeon places the distraction screw in the prepared hole.

Left and right versions

We sell the guide in two versions: Left and Right. Pick the side that matches how your distractor sits on the patient. Also, some teams keep both, because the approach side can change from case to case.

Where it fits in anterior cervical surgery

First, the surgeon exposes the front of the cervical spine. Next, the drill guide sits on the vertebral body and the drill passes through it. Then the screws go in, and finally the distractor slides over them.

Completing the distraction set

This cervical distractor drill guide works with a twist drill, screws, a screwdriver and the distractor frame. So check that the rest of your system is on hand. If you are unsure about fit with an existing set, send us its details.

Caring for your drill guide

Bone dust collects inside the channel during drilling. For that reason, flush the channel and pass a narrow brush through it after each case. Then dry the guide then sterilize the guide alongside your cervical set.

Cervical distractor drill guide specifications

• Drill guide for the cervical distractor
• Side: Left or Right
• Two versions to choose from
• Stainless steel

Ordering the drill guide

Our three-year warranty applies to this guide if its workmanship falls short. Staff in Atlanta examine the channel and body by hand before it ships. Our FAQ collection answers delivery and payment questions. For material, the guide aligns with ASTM F899, a reference that lists surgical steels. You will also want the twist drill for distraction screws. Our neurosurgery range holds the rest of the cervical system.

Drill guides are for professional use, and our drill guide care notes explains how photos relate to stock and what nickel does in steel, and the shipping page states our delivery windows.