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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2020
Applicant:
Warsaw Orthopedic Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Darren Davis, Arlington, TN (US);
Richard Hynes, Melbourne Beach, FL (US);
Eric Lange, Collierville, TN (US);
Anthony Melkent, Germantown, TN (US);
Paul F. Wheeler, Hernando, MS (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1671 (2013.01); A61B 17/1659 (2013.01); A61B 17/32002 (2013.01); A61B 17/1644 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00261 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320032 (2013.01); A61B 2217/005 (2013.01); A61B 2217/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes a first member defining an axis and including a cutting surface. A second member includes a cutting surface that is rotatable relative to the first member. A third member includes an outer surface. The cutting surface of the second member is rotatable relative to the outer surface to transfer the cut tissue along the axis. Systems and methods are disclosed.