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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2007
Applicant:
David J. Boles, Copley, OH (US);
Inventor:
David J. Boles, Copley, OH (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer Surgical, Inc., Dover, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A dermatome has a blade that generally defines a plane and a body generally defining a longitudinal axis. The body also that has at least one flat outer surface for engaging the tissue and an end portion that is configured to hold the blade so that the plane of the blade is generally parallel to the longitudinal axis and non-parallel to the flat outer surface at a predetermined angle.