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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2002
Applicants:
Reese K. Myers, Warsaw, IN (US);
Paul E. Salyer, Warsaw, IN (US);
Brian C. Mendenhall, Claypool, IN (US);
Inventors:
Reese K. Myers, Warsaw, IN (US);
Paul E. Salyer, Warsaw, IN (US);
Brian C. Mendenhall, Claypool, IN (US);
Assignee:
Symmetry Medical, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A surgical tool driver has a driven end connectable to a rotary drive source and a driving end connectable to a surgical tool. A shaft assembly there between includes a hollow outer shaft and a flexible drive shaft for transmitting rotary power from the driven end to the driving end. The shaft assemble is curved for bypassing anatomical features in a patient.