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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2002
Rex Wesley Shores, The Colony, TX (US);
James Q. Spitler, Midlothian, TX (US);
Dana A. Eskridge, Ojai, CA (US);
Dennis L. Foster, Ojai, CA (US);
Douglas W. Haight, Camarillo, CA (US);
Laura A. Kriese, Ventura, CA (US);
Stephen G. Savage, Oxnard, CA (US);
Danny C. Riedel, Weatherford, TX (US);
Rex Wesley Shores, The Colony, TX (US);
James Q. Spitler, Midlothian, TX (US);
Dana A. Eskridge, Ojai, CA (US);
Dennis L. Foster, Ojai, CA (US);
Douglas W. Haight, Camarillo, CA (US);
Laura A. Kriese, Ventura, CA (US);
Stephen G. Savage, Oxnard, CA (US);
Danny C. Riedel, Weatherford, TX (US);
Medtronic Xomed, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument for the dissection of bone and other tissue includes a spindle, a dissection tool and an coupler disposed between the spindle and the dissection tool. The coupler includes a tool collet and an attachment locking mechanism operable to permit tool collet operation and telescoping movement of an attachment tube with respect to the dissection tool. A method is also provided for convenient coupling of the dissection tool and adjustment of the attachment tube length.