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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2002
Applicant:
Todd Wolford, Goshen, IN (US);
Inventor:
Todd Wolford, Goshen, IN (US);
Assignee:
Symmetry Medical, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B017/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An orthopaedic reamer for cutting bone includes a shaft and a head coupled with the shaft. The head includes a distal face with a plurality of cutting teeth. Each cutting tooth includes a hole extending through the head. At least a portion of each hole has a substantially round perimeter. A raised lip is positioned adjacent to and extends around at least part of the substantially round portion.