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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:
Apr. 10, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dean Toriumi, Riverside, IL (US);
Gary Peters, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Assignee:
Xomed Surgical Products, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/700 ; A61B 1/732 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/700 ; A61B 1/732 ;
Abstract
A rhinoplasty bur for use with a powered handpiece includes an outer tubular member configured to form a pocket for receiving a bur and for protecting the bur during operation. In one embodiment, the pocket has an end wall extending from a bottom wall of the pocket to form a distal lip providing protection for distal movement of the bur. In another embodiment, with or without the lip, the pocket is formed with opposed, curved wings extending laterally from longitudinal edges of the pocket for protection and stabilization of the bur during operation.