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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
May. 25, 2007
Christopher Scott, Hackensack, NJ (US);
Joseph C. Jenkins, Ii, Lindenhurst, NY (US);
Rodney P. Johnson, Highland Lakes, NJ (US);
Christopher Scott, Hackensack, NJ (US);
Joseph C. Jenkins, II, Lindenhurst, NY (US);
Rodney P. Johnson, Highland Lakes, NJ (US);
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Abstract
A bone-reaming system for use in bone cavities which allows for a less invasive and more precise surgical procedure is disclosed. An apparatus according to such a system may include a housing, a motor disposed within the housing, and a cutter attached to the motor and extendable through the aperture, wherein the housing is capable of articulating with respect to a bone cavity so as to allow the cutter to cut at least a portion of the bone cavity. A routing guide is used in conjunction with the apparatus to provide a template through which to cut preselected portions of a bone cavity. Also disclosed is a method for using such a bone-reaming system.