Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bi-directional reamer assembly
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Application No.: US15231338Application Date: 2016-08-08
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Publication No.: US10016205B2Publication Date: 2018-07-10
- Inventor: Kari Ann Sausen , Gary C. Victor
- Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
- Applicant Address: US NY Clarence
- Assignee: Greatbatch Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Greatbatch Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Clarence
- Agent Steven W. Winn
- Main IPC: A61B17/16
- IPC: A61B17/16

Abstract:
An orthopedic reamer cutting tool is disclosed. The reamer is constructed having a hemispherical cutting shell that extends from an equatorial base to an apex. A plurality of cutting teeth, each having a primary tissue cutting surface, extend from the exterior surface of the cutting shell. A plurality of retractable blades, each having a secondary tissue cutting surface, are supported on a rotatable cam positioned at the base of the shell. Rotation of the cam in one of a clockwise or counterclockwise direction causes the retractable blades to extend through respective slits that extend through the thickness of the reamer shell. Rotation of the cam in the opposite direction causes the retractable blades to retract through the slits, back into the interior of the shell.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170035443A1 BI-DIRECTIONAL REAMER ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2017-02-09
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