Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Patent
1997-12-23
1999-11-02
Buiz, Michael
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
408200, 408713, A61B 1716
Patent
active
059761431
ABSTRACT:
An orthopedic reaming instrument has a generally cylindrical housing having a first end and an opposed second end, an elongate shaft extending from the first end and a removable and replaceable cutting disc disposed at the second end. The housing has a slot defined in the second end that is transverse to a longitudinal axis of the instrument and divides the second end into two spaced apart wall members having arcuate outer surfaces and opposed spaced apart inner surfaces. The cutting disc has at least one cutting edge disposed thereon and is shaped so as to mate with the wall members. A removable and replaceable drill bit may also be provided which extends from a bore in the slot through an aperture in the cutting disc.
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Buiz Michael
Johnson & Johnson Professional Inc.
Reip David O.
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