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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2013
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Steven Mark Bowman, Sherborn, MA (US);
James J. Kennedy, III, Mont Vernon, NH (US);
Sean M. Frick, Somerville, MA (US);
Glenn Kenneth Trainer, Somerville, MA (US);
Jon B. Taylor, Groton, MA (US);
David J. Callaghan, Waltham, MA (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1675 (2013.01); A61B 17/1617 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cannulated retrograde reamer that is adjustable to create tunnels of multiple different diameters. The cannulated retrograde reamer substantially reduces the risk of tunnel malposition and/or misalignment, and can be adjusted to create a range of tunnel diameters, thereby allowing inventory levels to be reduced for a surgical case.