Disposable surgical rod deburrer
AssigneeRPH Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsArnold Feinberg, Frank Slauenwhite, III, Luis A. Sousa
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AssigneeRPH Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsArnold Feinberg, Frank Slauenwhite, III, Luis A. Sousa
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In one embodiment, a disposable surgical rode deburrer has a shank configured to be rotated by a drive device and a housing assembly coupled to the shank. The housing assembly includes a rod guide having an opening sized to receive and stabilize a surgical rod when inserted therethrough into an inner cavity. The housing assembly also includes a cutting bit disposed within the inner cavity that is rotated to deburr an end of the surgical rod. A membrane wiper is disposed between the rod guide and the cutting bit. The membrane wiper has a seal that opens to allow the surgical rod to be inserted therethrough, and substantially closes when the surgical rod is removed. The housing assembly also includes a drive body. The membrane wiper retains within the inner cavity chips, particles or dust created by the cutting bit.
A disposable surgical rod deburrer comprising:
The disposable surgical rod deburrer of claim wherein the cutting bit is an end mill.
A surgical rod deburrer comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.