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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2016
Applicant:
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Eddy H. del Rio, Royal Palm Beach, FL (US);
David Narducci, Lake Worth, FL (US);
Michael Menard, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1659 (2013.01); A61B 17/1624 (2013.01); A61B 17/1628 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical file instrument including a surgical file assembly having an elongated tubular member with a guide/shield supporting the blade of the surgical file and being formed on the distal end thereof, the guide/shield portion being generally planar shaped and having an elongated longitudinally extending dimple defining a rail for guiding said blade and keeping it central and preventing wobbling. The side edges of said guide/shield extend upwardly and bear against the underside of the blade for supporting the same.