Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Patent
1995-03-15
1997-05-27
Buiz, Michael Powell
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
606 80, 606 86, 408209, 408212, A61B 1700
Patent
active
056327471
ABSTRACT:
A device is provided for cutting dowels from a bone mass which is easily disassembled for cleaning and sterilization. The dowel cutter includes an axial mounting member having a proximal end portion configured for engagement with a drill chuck and a distal end portion configured to receive a cylindrical cutting blade, an elongated supporting shaft having a distal end portion configured to support a drill guide, and a securement mechanism formed integral with the mounting member for releasably maintaining the relative orientation of the supporting shaft and the axial mounting member during utilization.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4273117 (1981-06-01), Neuhauser
patent: 4416278 (1983-11-01), Miller
patent: 4553575 (1985-11-01), Brown
patent: 4559936 (1985-12-01), Hill
patent: 4573448 (1986-03-01), Kambin
patent: 4649918 (1987-03-01), Pegg et al.
patent: 4782833 (1988-11-01), Einhorn et al.
patent: 4798213 (1989-01-01), Doppelt
patent: 4997434 (1991-03-01), Seedhom et al.
patent: 5049150 (1991-09-01), Cozad
patent: 5062845 (1991-11-01), Kuslich et al.
patent: 5192321 (1993-03-01), Strokon
patent: 5312408 (1994-05-01), Brown
patent: 5484437 (1996-01-01), Michelson
Cloward.TM. Anterior Cervical Fushion Kit, Codman Catalog Illustration and Part List, (undated).
Morris John W.
Scarborough Nelson
Buiz Michael Powell
Leonardo Mark S.
Osteotech Inc.
LandOfFree
Bone dowel cutter does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Bone dowel cutter, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Bone dowel cutter will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2325688