Paragraph Number

71

The head 240 may serve as a contact point for a surgeon to apply an axial force to the surgical device 200a. In the illustrated embodiment, the head 240 is coupled to the shaft 210 at the proximal end 212 and a center of the head 240 may align with a longitudinal axis of the surgical device 200a and/or shaft 210. A surgeon may apply the axial force to the head to cause the bone probe 216 to penetrate into the cortical bone of the patient. The axial force may be applied when the shaft 210 is oriented at a desired orientation angle. A surgeon may apply the axial force by striking or pressing the head 240 with the surgeon’s hand or fingers or with an instrument such as a mallet or hammer. In one embodiment, the shaft 210 includes the head 240 near the proximal end 212. The head 240 may be configured to receive a strike and the bone probe 216 may be configured to penetrate cortical bone of a patient in response to the strike.

Added by DJM 1 2022