Multifunctional Plate Cutter
AssigneeOsteoMed LLC
InventorViorel Mocanu
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Abstract
An apparatus for cutting a radial cut in a surgical plate includes a top jaw element, a bottom jaw element, a removable top insert operable to be coupled to the top jaw element, and a removable bottom insert operable to be coupled to the bottom jaw element, a first top radial cutting element and a second top radial cutting element coupled to the removable top insert, and a first bottom radial cutting element and a second bottom radial cutting element coupled to the removable bottom insert. The radial cutting elements provide a radial cut of the surgical plate. The apparatus also includes a first alignment post and a second alignment post coupled to the removable bottom insert. The alignment posts are operable to align the surgical plate on the removable bottom insert.
Claims24
An apparatus for cutting a surgical plate, the apparatus comprising:
- a top jaw element and a bottom jaw element, each jaw element comprising a jaw end and a handle end, the jaw elements coupled to each other at a pivot point between the jaw ends and the handle ends, the jaw elements operable to pivot about the pivot point from an open position to a closed position, the jaw ends being substantially adjacent to one another in the closed position;
- a top radial cutting element coupled to the top jaw element, the top radial cutting element comprising a first curved shape, the first curved shape having a first center;
- a bottom radial cutting element coupled to the bottom jaw element, the bottom radial cutting element comprising a second curved shape corresponding to the first curved shape, the second curved shape having a second center;
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- an alignment post coupled to the bottom jaw element and operable to align the surgical plate on the bottom jaw element, the alignment post comprising a third shape, the third shape having a third center;
- wherein, in the closed position, the first, second, and third centers substantially align, and the top radial cutting element substantially overlaps the bottom radial cutting element, thereby providing a radial cut of a surgical plate.
A method for forming an apparatus for cutting a surgical plate, comprising:
- forming a top jaw element and a bottom jaw element, each jaw element comprising a jaw end and a handle end, the jaw elements coupled to each other at a pivot point between the jaw ends and the handle ends, the jaw elements operable to pivot about the pivot point from an open position to a closed position, the jaw ends being substantially adjacent to one another in the closed position;
- forming a top radial cutting element coupled to the top jaw element, the top radial cutting element comprising a first curved shape, the first curved shape having a first center;
- forming a bottom radial cutting element coupled to the bottom jaw element, the bottom radial cutting element comprising a second curved shape corresponding to the first curved shape, the second curved shape having a second center;
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- forming an alignment post coupled to the bottom jaw element and operable to align the surgical plate on the bottom jaw element, the alignment post comprising a third shape, the third shape having a third center;
- wherein in the closed position, the first, second, and third centers substantially align, and the top radial cutting element substantially overlaps the bottom radial cutting element, thereby providing a radial cut of a surgical plate.
An apparatus for cutting a radial cut in a surgical plate, the apparatus comprising:
- a top jaw element and a bottom jaw element;
- a removable top insert operable to be coupled to the top jaw element;
- a removable bottom insert operable to be coupled to the bottom jaw element;
- a first top radial cutting element and a second top radial cutting element coupled to the removable top insert, each top radial cutting element comprising a first curved shape;
- a first bottom radial cutting element and a second bottom radial cutting element coupled to the removable bottom insert, each bottom radial cutting element comprising a second curved shape corresponding to the first curved shape;
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- a first alignment post and a second alignment post coupled to the removable bottom insert and operable to align the surgical plate on the removable bottom insert, each alignment post comprising a third shape, the third shape having a third center;
- wherein the radial cutting elements provide a radial cut of a surgical plate.
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