Tool for cutting bone for surgical use

Abstract

The disclosure is directed to a reamer device for surgical procedures. The reamer device comprises a centralizer with a circular body and an exterior surface. The centralizer defines an interior cavity, wherein the centralizer comprises an apex region located at a distal region of the centralizer. The apex region defines an alignment protrusion comprising at least one alignment rib oriented adjacent to an alignment slot. The device further comprises a plurality of cutting ribs. Each cutting rib comprises an arcuate portion and protrudes from an exterior surface of the centralizer. The centralizer defines a slot adjacent to each cutting rib of the plurality of cutting ribs. The slot defines a conduit from the exterior surface of the centralizer to the interior cavity of the centralizer. The arcuate portion of the cutting rib is formed into a profile that follows the exterior surface of the centralizer.

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