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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2012
Bernard J. Esarey, Vermilion, OH (US);
Jason A. Sukey, Elyria, OH (US);
Jeffrey A. Whited, Amherst, OH (US);
Bernard J. Esarey, Vermilion, OH (US);
Jason A. Sukey, Elyria, OH (US);
Jeffrey A. Whited, Amherst, OH (US);
Exsurco Medical, Inc., Birmingham, OH (US);
Abstract
A head assembly () for a power operated dermatome () including a frame body or housing () supporting a gear train (), a blade housing assembly (), an annular rotary knife blade () supported for rotation about an axis of rotation (R) by the blade housing assembly (). The rotary knife blade () includes an inner wall () defining an interior region () and has a cutting edge () at one end () defining a cutting plane (CP). The head assembly () further includes a depth gauge assembly () including a depth gauge support () and a depth gauge () including a depth gauge plate () supported by the depth gauge support () for axial movement along the axis of rotation (R), the depth gauge plate () extending into the interior region () and the depth gauge support () attached to and extending from the frame body ().