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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2004
Applicants:
Mark Dallara, Tampa, FL (US);
Drew Amery, Clearwater, FL (US);
Inventors:
Mark Dallara, Tampa, FL (US);
Drew Amery, Clearwater, FL (US);
Assignee:
Linvatec Corporation, Largo, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tool for dilating tunnels in bone, in order to compact the cancellous bone around the tunnel and providing better holding for interference screws and the like, comprises a plurality of elongated segments mounted for radial motion with respect to an axis of elongation. When actuated, the segments move radially outwardly, parallel to the axis of elongation, compacting the bone.