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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2010
Kevin Mcfarlin, Jacksonville, FL (US);
David Reinker, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
William C. Brunnett, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Michael Ferrell, Orange Park, FL (US);
Kevin McFarlin, Jacksonville, FL (US);
David Reinker, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
William C. Brunnett, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Michael Ferrell, Orange Park, FL (US);
Medtronic Xomed, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Abstract
A surgical cutting instrument for use with a drive motor, and related system and method, is described. The surgical cutting instrument includes an elongated drive member, a cutting tip secured to the drive member, a non-conductive coupling body adapted for connection to a motor assembly, a housing maintaining the coupling body, a fluid coupling assembly and an electrical connector for connection to a stimulating energy source. The electrical connector is in electrical communication with the cutting tip via an electrical pathway.