Orthopaedic cutting tool having a chemically etched metal insert and method of manufacturing
OwnerJon M. Edwardsinventor
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Abstract
An orthopaedic surgical instrument comprising an orthopaedic cutting tool includes a metallic cutting insert configured to remove portions of a patient's bone and a body molded to the cutting insert. The cutting insert includes a plurality of chemically etched holes, and the body is molded to the cutting insert such that each of the plurality of chemically etched holes is at least partially filled by a portion of the body. The cutting insert may include a plurality of cutting teeth configured to remove portions of the patient's bone. A method of manufacturing an orthopaedic surgical instrument is also disclosed.
Claims20
An orthopaedic cutting tool, comprising:
- a metallic cutting insert having a plurality of chemically etched holes, the cutting insert being configured to remove portions of a patient's bone;
- and
- a body molded to the cutting insert such that each of the plurality of chemically etched holes is at least partially filled by a portion of the body.
An orthopaedic surgical instrument, comprising:
- an orthopaedic cutting tool having (i) a plurality of metallic cutting inserts, each cutting insert having a plurality of chemically etched holes and being configured to remove portions of a patient's bone, and (ii) a body molded to the plurality of cutting inserts such that each of the plurality of chemically etched holes is at least partially filled by a portion of the body.
A method for manufacturing an orthopaedic surgical instrument, the method comprising:
- chemically etching a plurality of holes into a metallic cutting insert;
- and
- molding a body to the cutting insert to form an orthopaedic cutting tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.