Tilt the drive until the drill bit is in line with the beam and appears centered in the outer ring. The drill bit will nearly fill the locking hole image. Hold the drill firmly in this position and drill through both cortices.

Center drill bit in the hole

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Measure

Measure for locking bolt length using the Locking Bolt Measuring Device. Locking bolt length is read directly from the device.

Insert locking bolt

Insert the appropriate length 4.9 mm Titanium Locking Bolt using the screwdriver.

For standard freehand technique:

Use the 4.0 mm Three-Fluted Drill Bit [315.40] to perform freehand proximal locking.