Bone Fixation Device
AssigneeDePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
InventorsKenny KOAY, Rod McMILLAN, Rene HAAG
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Abstract
A bone cutting device extends from a proximal end to a distal end and has a sharpened cutting surface adjacent the distal end, the cutting surface being dimensioned to permit cutting of bone, the bone cutting device being formed of an implant grade material and an outer surface of the bone cutting device is one of carburized and nitrided.
Claims21
A bone cutting device extending from a proximal end to a distal end and having a sharpened cutting surface adjacent the distal end, the cutting surface being dimensioned to permit cutting of bone, the bone cutting device being formed of an implant grade material and an outer surface of the bone cutting device is one of carburized and nitrided.
A method for treating a bone, comprising:
- cutting away a portion of bone in accordance with an exemplary bone fixation procedure using a bone cutting device, the bone cutting device extending from a proximal end to a distal end and having a sharpened cutting surface adjacent the distal end, the cutting surface being dimensioned to permit cutting of bone, wherein the bone cutting device is formed of an implant grade material and an outer surface of the bone cutting device is one of carburized and nitrided.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.