US5540708A
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Polymeric rotatable shaver blade with interlocking cutting tip
Assignee: Linvatec Corp
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Filing: 1994-10-19
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Granted: 1996-07-30
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Expires: 2014-10-19
Abstract
Abstract A rotatable shaver having inner and/or outer non-metallic elongated blades for use in endoscopic surgical procedures. In one embodiment a rotatable, elongated non-metallic inner tubular member is disclosed for use with a non-rotatable elongated metallic outer tubular member, the inner member having a flexible, non-metallic tubular body, a proximal hub and a distal tip provided with a cutting tip having a cutting edge formed therein. The elongated tubular body of the inner member is mechanically joined at its proximal end to the hub and at its distal end to the cutting tip. The mechanical connection enables the transmission of torque from the proximal end of the inner member to the distal end while sufficiently holding the tip, tube and hub assembly together to enable insertion and removal of the assembly into and from the outer member.
Inventors
- 👤 Joepert Lim
- 👤 A. Frank Trott
- 👤 William F. Mazurek
- 👤 Warren Barrett
- 👤 W. Lane Ector, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 23:00
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/32; A61B17/320016; A61B17/32002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
An elongated blade for a rotatable shaver comprising: a hollow, cylindrical, cutting tip having a cylindrical wall, a distal end and a proximal end, said tip provided with a cutting edge therein; at least one longitudinally extending projection extending proximally from said proximal end of said tip, said projection subtending an arcuate distance less than 360°; and a hollow, cylindrical, polymeric tubular member having a proximal end, a distal end and a predetermined wall thickness with an outer surface thereon, said distal end of said tubular member having formed therein at least one longitudinally extending recess in said outer surface of said tubular member, said recess adapted to receive said projection and having a predetermined radial depth which is less than said predetermined wall thickness, said recess subtending an arcuate distance less than 360°.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
134 words
An elongated blade for a rotatable shaver comprising: a hollow, cylindrical, cutting tip having a cylindrical wall, a distal end and a proximal end, said tip provided with a cutting edge therein; at least one longitudinally extending projection extending proximally from said proximal end of said tip, said projection subtending an arcuate distance less than 360°; and a hollow, cylindrical, polymeric tubular member having a proximal end, a distal end and a predetermined wall thickness with an outer surface thereon, said distal end of said tubular member having formed therein at least one longitudinally extending recess in said outer surface of said tubular member, said recess adapted to receive said projection and having a predetermined radial depth which is less than said predetermined wall thickness, said recess subtending an arcuate distance less than 360°.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
76 words
An elongated blade according to claim 1 further comprising: a pair of diametrically opposed, longitudinally extending projections extending proximally from said proximal end of said tip; and said distal end of said tubular member having formed therein a pair of generally rectangular diametrically opposed, longitudinally extending recesses in said outer surface of said tubular member, said recesses adapted to receive said projections and having a predetermined radial depth which is less than said predetermined wall thickness.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
93 words
An elongated blade according to claim 2 wherein each of said projections further comprises: a first portion aligned with said cylindrical wall and extending proximally from the proximal end thereof, said first portion having a proximal end and a distal end and a predetermined transverse width; and a second portion aligned with said cylindrical wall and extending proximally from the proximal end of said first portion, said second portion having a proximal end and a distal end and having a frustoconical shape transversely wider at its distal end than at its proximal end.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
An elongated blade according to claim 3 wherein said first and second portions are transversely arcuate in cross-section.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
An elongated blade according to claim 2 wherein each of said projections further comprises: at least one arcuately extending lateral projection for being embedded in the surface of the distal end of said tubular member adjacent a corresponding one of said recesses.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
126 words
A method of producing a polymeric shaver blade member of a rotatable shaver blade comprising the steps of: providing a cylindrical cutting tip having a pair of diametrically opposed, longitudinally extending projections extending proximally from said proximal end of said tip; and providing a hollow, cylindrical polymeric tubular member having a proximal end, a distal end and a predetermined wall thickness, said distal end of said tubular member having formed therein a pair of generally rectangular diametrically opposed, longitudinally extending recesses in the outer surface of said tubular member, said recesses adapted to receive said projections and having a predetermined radial depth which is less than said predetermined wall thickness; aligning said projections with said recesses; and pushing said cutting tip and said tubular member together.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
126 words
A method of producing a polymeric shaver blade member of a rotatable shaver blade comprising the steps of: providing a cylindrical cutting tip having a pair of diametrically opposed, longitudinally extending projections extending proximally from said proximal end of said tip; and providing a hollow, cylindrical polymeric tubular member having a proximal end, a distal end and a predetermined wall thickness, said distal end of said tubular member having formed therein a pair of generally rectangular diametrically opposed, longitudinally extending recesses in the outer surface of said tubular member, said recesses adapted to receive said projections and having a predetermined radial depth which is less than said predetermined wall thickness; aligning said projections with said recesses; and pushing said cutting tip and said tubular member together.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method according to claim 6 further comprising the step of forming in said tubular member a cylindrical centering shoulder, axially aligned at the distal end thereof, prior to pushing said cutting tip and said tubular member together.
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