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:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2018
Applicant:
Misonix, Inc., Farmingdale, NY (US);
Inventor:
Dan Voic, Cedar Grove, NJ (US);
Assignee:
MISONIX, INCORPORATED, Farmingdale, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/320068 (2013.01); A61B 17/1615 (2013.01); A61B 17/1695 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320098 (2017.08); A61B 2217/005 (2013.01); A61B 2217/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasonic surgical drill or drill bit includes a tubular member having a longitudinal axis of symmetry and a plurality of fins extending in longitudinal planes each containing the axis. In a surgical method utilizing the drill bit, one places a distal tip of the drill bit in contact with bone, presses the drill bit against the bone, and during that pressing of the drill bit, conducts ultrasonic vibrations into the drill bit. With the fins in contact with the bone, the drill bit is oscillated or angularly reciprocated about a longitudinal axis, so that the fins fragment bone material located between the fins.