Rotary mill
AssigneeBiomet UK Healthcare Limited
InventorsDuncan Andrew Ridley, Mona Alinejad, Russell Lloyd, David Wycliffe Murray, Christopher Dodd, John Joseph O'Connor
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Abstract
A rotary mill comprising a body portion having a milling surface for milling a first bone, a guide portion having a guide body, and inter-engageable guide formations formed on the body portion and guide portion, the guide body having a projection which is adapted to hold a second bone away from the rotary mill during the milling operation.
Claims18
A rotary mill comprising a body portion having a milling surface for milling a first bone, a guide portion having a guide body, and inter-engageable guide formations formed on the body portion and guide portion, the guide body having a projection which is adapted to hold a second bone away from the rotary mill during the milling operation, wherein the inter-engageable guide formations comprise a central bore extending along a rotary axis of the body portion and a guide peg extending from the guide body, the guide peg being operable to be received in the central bore of the body portion.
A rotary mill comprising a body portion including a first guide formation and a mulling surface adapted for milling a first bone;
- and a guide portion including a second guide formation and a projection adapted to hold a second bone away from the rotary mill while milling the first bone;
- the first guide formation structured to mate with the second guide formation to slidably couple the body portion to the guide portion, wherein the first guide formation comprises a bore and the second guide formation comprises a peg configured for insertion within the bore.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.