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US 2026/0263195 A1Published application
Devices, instruments, systems, and methods for preparing prostheses
OwnerBruce G. VALAURIinventor
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Abstract
A rotary instrument including a body with a first end and a second end. A tip connects to and extends from the first end of the body, the tip having a first end and a second end. The instrument further includes a protrusion extending circumferentially from an outer surface of at least a portion of the body. Methods and systems for preparing a prosthesis for insertion using the rotary instrument are also disclosed.
Claims17
A rotary instrument comprising:
- a body with a first end and a second end;
- a tip connected to and extending from the first end of the body, wherein the tip has a first end and a second end;
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- a grinding portion extending circumferentially from an outer surface of at least a portion of the body.
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A method for preparing a prosthesis for insertion, the method comprising:
- obtaining a prosthesis having an implant coping and excess material;
- obtaining an instrument having a tip and a first portion;
- inserting the tip of the instrument into the implant coping of the prosthesis, such that said tip is received within a cavity of said implant coping, and such that said first portion contacts said excess material;
- and rotating said instrument such that said first portion removes at least a portion of said excess material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.