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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Brian J. Loreth, Braintree, MA (US);
Inventor:
Brian J. Loreth, Braintree, MA (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/16 (2013.01); A61B 17/1615 (2013.01); A61B 17/1631 (2013.01); A61B 17/1633 (2013.01); A61B 17/32002 (2013.01); A61B 17/1628 (2013.01); A61B 17/1662 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1602 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to resection devices and methods. The resection device includes an outer tubular member; and an inner tubular member disposed within the outer tubular member, the inner tubular member including a burr having a body with flutes extending along a length of the body, the flutes including parabolic wave patterns located along surface edges of the flutes. In an embodiment, the parabolic wave patterns extend along entire lengths of the flutes. Other resection devices and methods are also disclosed.