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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2012
Roger S. Ranck, Ambler, PA (US);
Robert S. Kramer, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Anatoli Krivoruk, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Roger S. Ranck, Ambler, PA (US);
Robert S. Kramer, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Anatoli Krivoruk, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Aeton Medical, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
A drill bit for drilling through bone is disclosed. The drill bit comprises an elongated fluted portion that terminates in an end face that is oriented substantially transverse to a longitudinal axis of the fluted portion. The drill bit further comprises a trocar tip protruding from the end face of the fluted portion. The trocar tip comprises a base and terminates in a pointed end. The end face of the fluted portion extends radially beyond and surrounds the base of the trocar tip.