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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2023
Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Joseph Ryan Woodard, Memphis, TN (US);
Paul Luttrell, Germantown, TN (US);
Brian Robert Thoren, Memphis, TN (US);
Erin Muller, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Terrance W. Strohkirch, Memphis, TN (US);
Gary W. Lowery, Eads, TN (US);
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
An instrument for use in cartilage removal comprises an elongate body having a first end and a longitudinal axis having a longitudinal direction. A cartilage removal portion is coupled to the elongate body at the first end. The cartilage removal portion includes a plurality of serrated blades substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and adapted for removing material while moving in the longitudinal direction. Each serrated blade has a centroid located along the longitudinal axis.