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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventor:
Rafal Jezierski, Middleton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32 (2013.01); A61B 17/32002 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00845 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00853 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00876 (2013.01); Y10T 83/9457 (2015.04); Y10T 83/9459 (2015.04);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a cutting tool that includes an outer tubular member having a first magnet and an inner tubular member having a second magnet wherein the inner tubular member is slidably disposed within the outer tubular member. A force, such as an attractive force, is created between the first magnet and the second magnet. The attractive force creates a preload force between the inner tubular member and the outer tubular member. A method of creating a force between an inner and outer tubular member is also disclosed.