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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2021
Acumed Llc, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Andrew William Seykora, Portland, OR (US);
Brian R. Conley, Portland, OR (US);
Larry W. Ehmke, Portland, OR (US);
Brent Lane Norris, Jenks, OK (US);
Alexander William Huettis, Aloha, OR (US);
Gregory D. Hutton, Beaverton, OR (US);
Acumed LLC, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Abstract
Device and method for reaming bone. In exemplary embodiments, the device may comprise a shaft configured to be rotated about a long axis thereof. The device also may comprise a plurality of cutting members connected to a distal end region of the shaft, rotationally offset from one another about the long axis, and forming a portion of an expandable cutting head. The device further may comprise an inner member configured to be moved with respect to the shaft to change a diameter of the cutting head. In exemplary methods, the device may be utilized to ream a medullary cavity while being pushed or pulled along the medullary cavity.