US4621637A
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Surgical device for removing bone and tissue from joint members
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-07-30
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Granted: 1986-11-11
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Expires: 2004-07-30
Abstract
Abstract This invention is directed to an improved surgical tool to remove tissue or bone from a bone joint member prior to installing a prosthetic device wherein the device basically comprises a cutting head and a rotary device member. The cutting head comprises a support base coupled to the rotary drive, a hollow shell with one or more slots, and one or more cutting or skiving blades projecting through the slots and supported by the support base.
Inventors
- 👤 Meyer Fishbein
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 08:12
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/16; A61B17/1662; A61B17/1664; A61B17/1666; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T408/00; Y10T408/89; Y10T408/909
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
197 words
A rotary surgical device for removing bone or tissue from the socket or the head of a bone joint member to facilitate the installation of a prosthetic device in the socket or on the head of such bone joint member, comprising: a. a support base; b. means to rotate the support bass about an axis thereof; c. a hollow shell detachably secured to the support base having at least one elongated slot therein which is in communication with the interior of the shell and which provides access thereto; and d. at least one elongated cutting blade aligned with the elongated slot in the hollow shell having i. a lower portion which is supported by the support base in a torque transmitting relationship therewith and to drive the blade about the axis of rotation of the support base ii. an upper portion with at least one cutting surface which projects through the elongated slot and extends a short distance beyond the outer surface of the hollow shell, said upper portion having means to guide bone or tissue removed by the cutting surface from the bone joint member through the slot in the shell and into the interior thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
197 words
A rotary surgical device for removing bone or tissue from the socket or the head of a bone joint member to facilitate the installation of a prosthetic device in the socket or on the head of such bone joint member, comprising: a. a support base; b. means to rotate the support bass about an axis thereof; c. a hollow shell detachably secured to the support base having at least one elongated slot therein which is in communication with the interior of the shell and which provides access thereto; and d. at least one elongated cutting blade aligned with the elongated slot in the hollow shell having i. a lower portion which is supported by the support base in a torque transmitting relationship therewith and to drive the blade about the axis of rotation of the support base ii. an upper portion with at least one cutting surface which projects through the elongated slot and extends a short distance beyond the outer surface of the hollow shell, said upper portion having means to guide bone or tissue removed by the cutting surface from the bone joint member through the slot in the shell and into the interior thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The surgical device of claim 1 wherein the cutting surfaces of the blades project a uniform distance from the outer surface of the shell from about 0.01 to 0.1 inch.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The surgical device of claim 1 wherein the cutting surface of the blade projects a uniform distance from the outer surface of the shell from about 0.02 to 0.05 inch.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The surgical device of claim 1 wherein a support base, which is fixed to the proximal end of a drive shaft, supports one or more cutting blades in alignment with the one or more slots in the shell.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The surgical device of claim 4 wherein the upper portion of the support base is provided with open channels which position the cutting blades in proper alignment with the slots in the shell.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
The surgical device of claim 5 wherein the blades are provided with depending posts on the lower portion thereof which tightly interfit matching cavities in the surface of the support base in the bottom of the open channels.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The surgical device of claim 1 wherein the cutting blades are provided with elongated recesses under the cutting surfaces thereof to direct cuttings and debris into the interior of the shell.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
The surgical device of claim 1 wherein the cutting blades are provided with shoulders on the upper surface thereon which are ground to the same hemispherical radius as the undersurface of the shell.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The surgical device of claim 1 wherein the shell is at least in part hemispherically shaped and the outer surface thereof is convex.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The surgical device of claim 1 wherein the shell is at least in part hemispherically shaped and the outer surface thereof is concave.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The surgical device of claim 1 wherein the shell is at least in part frusto-conically shaped.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
The surgical device of claim 1 wherein the shell is joined to the support base by means of a snap-fit connection.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
50 words
The surgical device of claim 12 wherein the shell is provided with at least two inwardly directed support posts on the interior thereof which are adapted to interfit into open channels provided in the upper surface of the support base having slightly narrowed openings to effect a snap lock connection.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
36 words
The surgical device of claim 13 wherein resilient elastomeric collars or O-rings are provided on the inwardly directed support posts on the shell to facilitate a snap-fit connection in the channels provided in the support base.
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