Bone dowel cutter
AssigneeOsteotech, Inc.
InventorsNelson Scarborough, John W. Morris
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Abstract
A device is provided for cutting dowels from a bone mass which is easily disassembled for cleaning and sterilization. The dowel cutter includes an axial mounting member having a proximal end portion configured for engagement with a drill chuck and a distal end portion configured to receive a cylindrical cutting blade, an elongated supporting shaft having a distal end portion configured to support a drill guide, and a securement mechanism formed integral with the mounting member for releasably maintaining the relative orientation of the supporting shaft and the axial mounting member during utilization.
Claims15
A dowel cutting assembly for use with a powered drill which includes an elongated barrel section having a chuck provided at a distal end thereof, comprising:
- a) an axial mounting member having a proximal end portion configured for engagement with the chuck and a distal end portion configured to receive a cylindrical cutting blade;
- b) an elongated supporting shaft having a distal end portion configured to support a drill guide, said supporting shaft mounted for coaxial movement with respect to said axial mounting member;
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- c) securement means integral with said mounting member for releasably maintaining the relative longitudinal orientation of said supporting shaft and said axial mounting member.
A dowel cutting assembly for use with a powered drill which includes an elongated barrel section having a chuck provided at a distal end thereof and an axial bore extending therethrough, comprising:
- a) an axial mounting member having a proximal end portion configured for engagement with the chuck and a distal end portion configured to receive a cylindrical cutting blade;
- b) an elongated supporting shaft configured to extend through the axial bore of the drill and having a distal end portion configured to support a drill guide, said supporting shaft mounted for coaxial movement with respect to said axial mounting member;
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- c) threaded means integral with said mounting member for engaging said supporting shaft to releasably maintain the relative longitudinal orientation of said supporting shaft and said axial mounting member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.