Positioning and Installing Surgical Drilling Devices and Related Devices and Systems

Abstract

In some aspects, dental drill guides can include a body defining an outer surface and an interior hole for receiving and positioning a dental drill; a first end of the body defining a tapered lead-in portion of the outer surface; a second end of the body opposite the first end defining at least one lip feature configured to be gripped by a handling tool; an outer circumferentially formed recess around the outer surface; and a seating feature extending from the outer surface.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A dental drill guide comprising:
 a body defining an outer surface and an interior hole for receiving and positioning a dental drill;   a first end of the body defining a tapered lead-in portion of the outer surface;   a second end of the body opposite the first end;   an outer circumferentially formed recess around the outer surface; and   a seating feature extending from the outer surface.   
     
     
         2 . The dental drill guide of  claim 1 , wherein the tapered lead-in portion defines an angle that is about 10 degrees to about 30 degrees. 
     
     
         3 . The dental drill guide of  claim 2 , wherein the tapered lead-in portion defines an angle that is about 24 degrees. 
     
     
         4 . The dental drill guide of  claim 1 , wherein the dental drill guide defines a drill guide width of about 5.2 millimeters and the outer circumferentially formed recess has depth that is about 0.40 millimeters to about 0.7 millimeters. 
     
     
         5 . The dental drill guide of  claim 4 , wherein the outer circumferentially formed recess has depth that is about 0.585 millimeters. 
     
     
         6 . The dental drill guide of  claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a drill guide length to a drill guide width is about 1.38. 
     
     
         7 . The dental drill guide of  claim 1 , wherein the tapered lead-in portion defines an outer width and a depth of the outer circumferentially formed recess from the outer width of the tapered lead-in portion is about 0.10 millimeters to about 0.25 millimeters. 
     
     
         8 . The dental drill guide of  claim 7 , wherein the depth of the outer circumferentially formed recess from the outer width of the tapered lead-in portion is about 0.175 millimeters. 
     
     
         9 . The dental drill guide of  claim 1 , wherein the seating feature extending from the outer surface comprises a circumferential seating flange. 
     
     
         10 . The dental drill guide of  claim 1 , wherein the dental drill guide is free of handles to be held by a user during a drilling operation. 
     
     
         11 . The dental drill guide of  claim 1 , wherein the second end of the body comprises at least one lip feature configured to be gripped by a handling tool. 
     
     
         12 . A dental drill sleeve comprising:
 a body defining a contoured outer surface and an interior hole configured to accommodate and position a dental drill bit for a drilling procedure;   a distal end of the body defining a tapered lead-in portion of the outer surface;   a proximal end of the body opposite the distal end, the proximal end defining an open of the interior hole configured for entry of the dental drill bit;   a retention recess defined circumferentially around the outer surface to axially position the drill sleeve; and   a seating flange extending from the outer surface.   
     
     
         13 . The dental drill sleeve of  claim 12 , wherein the tapered lead-in portion defines an angle that is about 10 degrees to about 30 degrees. 
     
     
         14 . The dental drill sleeve of  claim 12 , wherein the tapered lead-in portion defines an angle that is about 24 degrees. 
     
     
         15 . The dental drill sleeve of  claim 1 , wherein the dental drill defines an outer cylindrical drill guide width of about 5.2 millimeters and the retention recess has depth that is about 0.40 millimeters to about 0.7 millimeters. 
     
     
         16 . The dental drill sleeve of  claim 15 , wherein the retention recess has depth that is about 0.585 millimeters. 
     
     
         17 . The dental drill sleeve of  claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a drill guide length to a drill guide width is about 1.38. 
     
     
         18 . The dental drill sleeve of  claim 1 , wherein the tapered lead-in portion defines an outer width and a depth of the retention recess from the outer width of the tapered lead-in portion is about 0.10 millimeters to about 0.25 millimeters. 
     
     
         19 . The dental drill sleeve of  claim 18 , wherein the depth of the retention recess from the outer width of the tapered lead-in portion is about 0.175 millimeters. 
     
     
         20 . The dental drill sleeve of  claim 1 , wherein the seating flange extending from the outer surface comprises a circumferential seating flange. 
     
     
         21 . The dental drill sleeve of  claim 1 , wherein the dental drill sleeve is free of handles to be held by a user during a drilling operation. 
     
     
         22 . The dental drill sleeve of  claim 1 , wherein the proximal end of the body comprises at least one lip feature configured to be gripped by a handling tool.