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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2006
Philippe Fehlbaum, Lignieres, CH;
Andre Lechot, Orvin, CH;
Philippe Fehlbaum, Lignieres, CH;
Andre Lechot, Orvin, CH;
Greatbatch Medical S.A., Orvin, CH;
Abstract
An acetabular reamer (') for cutting a required cut shape is described. The reamer (′) has a cutting shell (′) having a series of doubly curved cutting teeth (′) thereon of a quantity to substantially reduce a cutting pressure on each tooth as well as to reduce a size of a typical chip generated upon cutting. Substantially all of the teeth have a matched arc cutting edge (′) of substantial length that has a cutting profile which substantially matches a profile of a shape to be cut. The apertures in which the cutting edges are formed have at least one straight edge () by which a punch, used in the process of forming the edge, may be oriented. Such a configuration reduces the number of teeth required to cut the shape.