Medtronic, Inc.

Bryan David Simmons

Larry Dale Estes

Durrell Tidwell

Rex Wesley Shores

Michelle Larsen Walker

Allen P Hilton

James Q Spitler

Danny C Riedel

John K Henderson

John Murphy

Douglas W Haight

Dennis L Foster

Laura A Kriese

Dana A Eskridge

Stephen G Savage

Durrell G Tidwell

A surgical cutting tool in which at least one slot is formed through the wall of a tubular housing and receives a blade. An actuator is disposed in the bore and engages the blade so that axial movement of the actuator in the bore causes radial movement of the blade relative to the slot to change the amount of tissue to be removed.

Surgical instrument with adjustable rotary cutting tool and method of cutting

A surgical instrument for the dissection of bone and other tissue includes a spindle, a dissection tool and a male member carried by the spindle. The spindle includes a cavity. The dissection tool is releasably received in the cavity. The dissection tool extends along an axis and includes a first end and a second end with the first end having a cutting element and a second end having a generally cylindrical cross-section and a centrally located aperture partially extending along the axis. The male member is carried by the spindle and extends into the aperture of the dissection tool.

Surgical instrument with rotary cutting member and quick release coupling arrangement

A surgical instrument for the dissection of bone and other tissue includes a spindle, a dissection tool and a male member carried by the spindle. The spindle includes a cavity. The dissection tool is releasably received in the cavity. The dissection tool extends along an axis and includes a first end and a second end with the first end having a cutting element and a second end having a generally cylindrical cross-section and a centrally located aperture partially extending along the axis. The male member is carried by the spindle and extends into the aperture of the dissection tool. The cavity may define a drive portion and a tool receiving aperture. One or more alignment projections may extend from the drive portion into the tool receiving aperture.

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Flower Mound, TX, United States of America

Bryan David Simmons