Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-14
2006-03-14
Reip, David Owen (Department: 3731)
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
C606S079000, C606S170000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07011661
ABSTRACT:
A surgical instrument for the dissection of bone and other tissue includes a spindle, a dissection tool and a male member carried by the spindle. The spindle includes a cavity. The dissection tool is releasably received in the cavity. The dissection tool extends along an axis and includes a first end and a second end with the first end having a cutting element and a second end having a generally cylindrical cross-section and a centrally located aperture partially extending along the axis. The male member is carried by the spindle and extends into the aperture of the dissection tool. The cavity may define a drive portion and a tool receiving aperture. One or more alignment projections may extend from the drive portion into the tool receiving aperture.
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Estes Larry Dale
Henderson John K.
Hilton Allen P.
Riedel Danny C.
Shores Rex Wesley
Haynes and Boone LLP
Medtronic Inc.
Reip David Owen
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