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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2006
Applicants:
Dean G. Karahalios, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Danny Horton Braddock, Jr., Germantown, TN (US);
Inventors:
Dean G. Karahalios, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Danny Horton Braddock, Jr., Germantown, TN (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 3/22 (2006.01); B23Q 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present application is directed to devices and methods for cutting a spinal implant. In one embodiment, the device includes a handle and a head. The handle is sized to receive a predetermined length of the implant. A head is rotatably attached to the handle and includes a blade. After the implant is inserted into the handle, the head is rotated causing the blade to move around the implant and cut an excessive length from the predetermined length.