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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2008
Applicants:
Rafal Z. Jezierski, Middleton, MA (US);
Peter M. Cesarini, Londonderry, NH (US);
Inventors:
Rafal Z. Jezierski, Middleton, MA (US);
Peter M. Cesarini, Londonderry, NH (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1631 (2013.01); A61B 17/32002 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a drive shaft for a surgical handpiece including a first prong and a second prong, wherein the first prong and the second prong are asymmetric. A surgical handpiece and a method of coupling a surgical handpiece and a cutting tool are also disclosed.