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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2008
Jeff Beale, Bartlett, TN (US);
Harold Taylor, Memphis, TN (US);
Jeffrey R. Chapin, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Jared Alden Judson, Topsfield, MA (US);
Jeff Beale, Bartlett, TN (US);
Harold Taylor, Memphis, TN (US);
Jeffrey R. Chapin, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Jared Alden Judson, Topsfield, MA (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A surgical tool includes a drive assembly including a head assembly and a cutting assembly coupled to the drive assembly. The cutting assembly includes a first blade having a first cutting surface and a first contact surface. The cutting assembly also includes a second blade pivotally coupled to the first blade. The second blade has a second cutting surface and a second contact surface. The first and second contact surfaces define a constant travel ratio.