Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Flexible ACL instrumentation, kit and method
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Application No.: US14322600Application Date: 2014-07-02
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Publication No.: US10238404B2Publication Date: 2019-03-26
- Inventor: Mark Steiner , Kyle Craig Pilgeram , Raymond West , Jeffrey Wyman , Ran Oren , Eran Zakai , Elad Rash
- Applicant: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Applicant Address: US NJ Mahwah
- Assignee: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Current Assignee: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Mahwah
- Agency: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/17
- IPC: A61B17/17 ; A61B17/16

Abstract:
A flexible reamer for preparing a hole in a tissue includes a shaft that extends along a longitudinal axis between a proximal end and a distal end. The shaft is cannulated through and has a flexible portion along at least a portion of its length. The flexible portion includes a plurality of discrete, interlocking portions. An asymmetric tip at the distal end of the shaft has at least one flute positioned off-axis relative to a longitudinal axis of the flexible reamer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140316414A1 FLEXIBLE ACL INSTRUMENTATION, KIT AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2014-10-23
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