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AssigneeStryker Corporation
InventorsDennis Stratton, Eric K. Diehl, John P. Bernero, Chris Chamberlin, Vincent Lam, Austin Orand, David J. Veldkamp, Eric M. Heffernan, David S. Goldenberg
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A system for cleaning bone that includes a base unit with a motor, a cleaning head with a cleaning element and a mill head with a mill element. Both the cleaning head and the mill head are designed to be coupled to the base unit. Both the cleaning element and mill element have features that facilitate their coupling to the motor. When the cleaning head is attached to the base unit, a motor in the base unit rotates the cleaning element to remove soft tissue from the bone so as to clean the bone. The mill element is placed on the base unit and the cleaned bone placed in the mill head. The actuation of the base unit motor results in the actuations of the mill element. The actuation of the mill element converts the cleaned bone into bone chips.
A method of cleaning bone stock with an assembly comprising a motor and a cleaning head defining a void space, said method comprising the steps of:
A method of cleaning bone stock with an assembly comprising a base unit including a motor, and a cleaning head configured to be removably attached to the base unit and defining a void space with at least one brush moveably mounted therein, said method comprising the steps of:
A method of cleaning bone stock with an assembly comprising a cleaning head, the cleaning head including opposed lower and upper shells configured to releasably couple together, and a motor, said method comprising the steps of:
A method of cleaning bone stock with a cleaning head defining void space including a fluted screw and a shaving block being at least partially disposed about the fluted screw and having at least one cutting edge, said method comprising the steps of:
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