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US 2009/0157095 A1Published application
Dermatome Blade Assembly
AssigneeZimmer Orthopaedic Surgical Products, Inc.
InventorsDouglas C. Barker, David J. Boles
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Abstract
A dermatome has a main body with a first profile and at least one blade assembly with a blade, a size, an orientation corresponding to the main body, and a second profile. The second profile has characteristics corresponding to the first profile to properly orient and locate the at least one blade for proper mounting of the blade to the main body. The profiles are shaped to provide clearance for the second profile to reciprocate relative to the first profile.
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A dermatome comprising:
- a main body having a first profile;
- and
- at least one blade assembly having a blade, a size, and an orientation corresponding to the main body, and a second profile having characteristics corresponding to the first profile to properly orient and locate the at least one blade assembly for proper mounting to the main body,
- wherein the profiles are shaped to provide clearance for the second profile to reciprocate relative to the first profile.
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A dermatome kit comprising:
- a plurality of interchangeable blade assemblies, each blade assembly configured to provide a skin graft of a different thickness;
- and
- a main body configured to receive one selected blade assembly of the plurality of blade assemblies.
A kit comprising:
- a plurality of blade assemblies, each blade assembly comprising:
- at least one blade, and
- at least one carrier holding the at least one blade;
- and
- a plurality of base members, wherein each blade assembly is releasably secured to at least one base member, each base member being configured to alternatively and releasably secure the at least one blade assembly to a main head portion of a dermatome.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.