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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
May. 14, 2010
Ryon J. Dierck, Kernville, CA (US);
Ryon J. Dierck, Kernville, CA (US);
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
A surgical tool arrangement for performing endoscopic surgical procedures which includes a powered handpiece and a cutting accessory which detachably connects to the handpiece and incorporates multiple blade configurations or styles into one accessory. The accessory includes a cutting element which rotates within an outer housing element, wherein each element has a cutting window at its distal end, and one of the cutting windows has two sides which have differently configured cutting geometries. One of the cutting windows has a first side with a cutting edge that is toothed and a second side with a cutting edge that is generally straight.