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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2023
Applicant:
Spinal Simplicity, Llc, Overland Park, KS (US);
Inventors:
Melissa Frock, Lenexa, KS (US);
Adam Frock, Lenexa, KS (US);
Todd Moseley, Olathe, KS (US);
Adam Rogers, Overland Park, KS (US);
Assignee:
Spinal Simplicity, LLC, Overland Park, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1671 (2013.01); A61B 17/1655 (2013.01); A61B 17/1659 (2013.01); A61F 2/44 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3966 (2016.02); A61F 2002/4633 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for providing a surgical instrument having a shaft with a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis, and a central lumen extending therethrough; and a tapered head at the distal end. The tapered head has a plurality of longitudinal channels, a plurality of threaded sections, and a plurality of lateral lumens. The plurality of longitudinal channels may form a plurality of flutes configured to cut bone, tissue, or both.