Milling tool for surgical purposes

Details Milling tool for surgical purposes Milling tool for surgical purposes

1976-10-01

1978-09-26

Michell, Robert W.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

29 78, 30276, 30279R, A61B 1732

Patent

active

041162005

ABSTRACT:
A surgical milling tool with a hand-operated milling machine for milling the heads or sockets of bone joints of spherical shape is disclosed. The tool is formed of a hemispherical cup integrally formed with a cylindrical skirt and flange and is provided with a plurality of openings of semi-oval shape, each having a cutting edge arranged at the minor axis of the oval shape. The openings are situated such that, upon rotation of the cup, the cutting edges thereof overlap to provide a continuous cutting edge surface conforming generally to the shape of the cup.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3633583 (1972-01-01), Fishbein
patent: 3667456 (1972-06-01), Charnley
patent: 3702611 (1972-11-01), Fishbein

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