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US 2011/0238099 A1Published application
Arthroscopic Resection Devices
AssigneeSmith & Nephew, Inc.
InventorBrian J. Loreth
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a resection device. The resection device includes an outer tubular member; and an inner tubular member disposed within the outer tubular member, the inner tubular member including a burr having a body with flutes extending along a length of the body, the flutes including parabolic wave patterns located along surface edges of the flutes. In an embodiment, the parabolic wave patterns extend along entire lengths of the flutes. Other resection devices are also disclosed.
Claims10
A resection device comprising:
- an outer tubular member;
- and
- an inner tubular member disposed within the outer tubular member, the inner tubular member including a burr having a body with flutes extending along a length of the body, the flutes including parabolic wave patterns located along surface edges of the flutes.
A resection device comprising:
- an outer tubular member;
- and
- an inner tubular member disposed within the outer tubular member, the inner tubular member including a burr having a body with flutes extending along a length of the body and a tip with flutes, wherein the tip and the body include a different number of flutes.
A resection device comprising:
- an outer tubular member;
- and
- an inner tubular member disposed within the outer tubular member, the inner tubular member including a burr having a body with flutes extending along a length of the body and a tip with flutes, wherein the tip and the body include a different number of flutes, the flutes on either the body or the tip including parabolic wave patterns located along surface edges of the flutes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.