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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2014
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Mark Steiner, Wellesley, MA (US);
Kyle Craig Pilgeram, San Jose, CA (US);
Raymond West, Marlborough, MA (US);
Jeffrey Wyman, Naples, FL (US);
Ran Oren, Kibbutz Gaaton, IL;
Eran Zakai, Misgav, IL;
Elad Rash, Beit Lehem HaGlilit, IL;
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Abstract
A flexible reamer for preparing a hole in a tissue includes a shaft that extends along a longitudinal axis between a proximal end and a distal end. The shaft is cannulated through and has a flexible portion along at least a portion of its length. The flexible portion includes a plurality of discrete, interlocking portions. An asymmetric tip at the distal end of the shaft has at least one flute positioned off-axis relative to a longitudinal axis of the flexible reamer.