Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Surgical instrument with rotary cutting member and quick release coupling arrangement
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Application No.: US10102762Application Date: 2002-03-21
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Publication No.: US07066940B2Publication Date: 2006-06-27
- Inventor: Danny C. Riedel , Durrell G. Tidwell , Bryan David Simmons , Larry Dale Estes , Allen P. Hilton , Rex Wesley Shores , John K. Henderson , James Q. Spitler , Michelle L. Walker , Dana A. Eskridge , Dennis L. Foster , Douglas W Haight , Laura A. Kriese , Stephen G Savage
- Applicant: Danny C. Riedel , Durrell G. Tidwell , Bryan David Simmons , Larry Dale Estes , Allen P. Hilton , Rex Wesley Shores , John K. Henderson , James Q. Spitler , Michelle L. Walker , Dana A. Eskridge , Dennis L. Foster , Douglas W Haight , Laura A. Kriese , Stephen G Savage
- Applicant Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Agency: Haynes and Boone, LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/00
- IPC: A61B17/00
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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20020151902A1 Surgical instrument with rotary cutting member and quick release coupling arrangement Public/Granted day:2002-10-17
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