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- Patent Title: Methods and systems for reaming the femoral canal
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Application No.: US14330660Application Date: 2014-07-14
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Publication No.: US10052112B1Publication Date: 2018-08-21
- Inventor: Scott Kelley
- Applicant: Scott Kelley
- Agency: Coats & Bennett, PLLC
- Main IPC: A61B17/00
- IPC: A61B17/00 ; A61B17/16 ; A61B17/17

Abstract:
A tool and method of reaming one or more oblong cross-sectional sections of the femoral canal. The tool may include a reamer sized to be axially inserted into the canal and to be laterally pivoted within the canal. The tool may further include a guide to protect a proximal section of the femur. The guide also includes a channel through which the reamer is inserted to control an extent of movement of the reamer.
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