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US 2006/0149270 A1Published application
Collapsible orthopaedic reamer
AssigneeSymmetry Medical, Inc.
InventorReese Myers
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Abstract
An orthopaedic reamer including an at least partially hemispherical cutting head which is rotatable about a primary axis and at least one deployable wing connected to the cutting head. Each of the deployable wings are pivotable about a corresponding secondary axis. At least one corresponding secondary axis is in the same plane as the primary axis.
Claims22
An orthopaedic reamer, comprising:
- an at least partially hemispherical cutting head which is rotatable about a primary axis;
- and
- at least one deployable wing connected to said cutting head, each said at least one deployable wing being pivotable about a corresponding secondary axis, at least one said corresponding secondary axis being in a same plane as said primary axis.
An orthopaedic reamer assembly, comprising:
- a driver;
- a reamer connected to said driver, said reamer including:
- an at least partially hemispherical cutting head which is rotatable about a primary axis;
- and
- at least one deployable wing connected to said cutting head, each said at least one deployable wing being pivotable about a corresponding secondary axis, at least one said corresponding secondary axis being in a same plane as said primary axis.
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A method of using an orthopaedic reamer assembly, comprising the steps of:
- providing a reamer including an at least partially hemispherical cutting head which is rotatable about a primary axis and at least one deployable wing connected to said cutting head, each said at least one deployable wing being pivotable about a corresponding secondary axis, at least one said corresponding secondary axis being in a same plane as said primary axis;
- rotationally driving said cutting head about said primary axis;
- and
- pivoting said at least one deployable wing about said secondary axis to an operating position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.