The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2018
A&k Spinal Instruments, Inc., Wayne, PA (US);
Mark Kurd, Wayne, PA (US);
David Greg Anderson, Villanova, PA (US);
Shanu Kohli Kurd, Wayne, PA (US);
Sam Sarcia, Lakeside, CA (US);
A&K Spinal Instruments, Inc., Wayne, PA (US);
Abstract
A rongeur includes a lower member, a footplate, an upper member and an extension. The lower member is elongate along a first longitudinal axis. The footplate extends upwardly from a distal end portion of the lower member. The footplate includes a first cutting element that defines an apex spaced farthest upwardly from the first longitudinal axis. The upper member includes a second cutting element and is movable relative to the lower member. The extension is provided on the footplate and fixed to the footplate. The extension extends away from the first cutting element a maximum distance Dmeasured upwardly from the apex and a maximum distance Dmeasured laterally from the first cutting element and perpendicular to D, where D≠D, and when D>0 the extension is laterally confined between opposite lateral sides of the footplate above the apex of the first cutting element in an upward direction.