Controlled-depth bone cutter

Details Controlled-depth bone cutter Controlled-depth bone cutter

1998-10-15

1999-11-30

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

606 82, 606 86, A61B 1714

Patent

active

059934530

ABSTRACT:
A surgical tool for controlling the depth of penetration of a cutter into bone. The tool has a tubular housing with three legs extending therefrom to provide a tripod-like support when positioned against the bone surface. A penetration-depth adjustment ring or sleeve is rotatable on the tubular housing, preferably in click-stop detented intervals, to establish a desired penetration depth for the cutter.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3678934 (1972-07-01), Warfield et al.
patent: 5782836 (1998-07-01), Umber et al.
patent: 5893851 (1999-04-01), Umber et al.
patent: 5910121 (1999-06-01), Paolo et al.

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