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Bore head for boring bone channels

Assignee: Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC
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Filing: 1996-07-22
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Granted: 1999-10-19
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Expires: 2016-07-22
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Abstract

Abstract Drill head for boring out bone channels, characterized by the following features: a central bore for a guide wire; four spiral teeth arranged at 90% intervals on the periphery and having a small angle of twist, such as 15°, that form an angle of approximately 45% relative to the longitudinal axis of bore at the forward end in the starting cut and that form the main cutting edges and whose secondary cutting edges consecutive to the main cutting edges are located approximately on a cylinder whose axis coincides with the axis of the bore, the length of the secondary cutting edges located on the cylindrical surface is smaller than the diameter of the cylinder; the rounded base of the slot-like chip chambers between the teeth is radially close to the bore and the faces of the teeth bordering the chip chambers in the starting cut area are provided with a ground face such that a relatively sharp edge is formed, extending from the ends of the teeth and the chip chamber surfaces between them to the bore.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hans Erich Harder

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 12:52
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/16; A61B17/164

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 146 words
A drill head for boring out bone channels comprising: (a) a central bore for a guide spike; (b) four teeth arranged at 90° intervals on the periphery, which from main cutting edges being angular to the longitudinal axis of bore and secondary cutting edges adjacent to the main cutting edges, wherein the teeth are in form of a screw line having a small angle of twist; the main cutting edges have an angle of 45° to the longitudinal axis of the bore, chip chambers are between the teeth formed slot-like having a curved ground being radially close to the bore and leaving only enough material for providing sufficient stability, and faces of the teeth bordering the chip chambers are provided with a ground face extending from the frontward ends of the teeth and the chip chamber surfaces between them to the forward end of the bore.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 146 words
A drill head for boring out bone channels comprising: (a) a central bore for a guide spike; (b) four teeth arranged at 90° intervals on the periphery, which from main cutting edges being angular to the longitudinal axis of bore and secondary cutting edges adjacent to the main cutting edges, wherein the teeth are in form of a screw line having a small angle of twist; the main cutting edges have an angle of 45° to the longitudinal axis of the bore, chip chambers are between the teeth formed slot-like having a curved ground being radially close to the bore and leaving only enough material for providing sufficient stability, and faces of the teeth bordering the chip chambers are provided with a ground face extending from the frontward ends of the teeth and the chip chamber surfaces between them to the forward end of the bore.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 18 words
The drill head according to claim 1, wherein the bore has a countersunk area on the forward end.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 25 words
The drill head according to claim 2, wherein the outside corner of the teeth has a curvature toward the clamping shank on the rear end.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 20 words
The drill head according to claim 3, wherein the faces comprise a continuous concave surface extending to the ground face.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 41 words
The drill head according to claim 4, wherein a first flank adjacent to the secondary cutting edge has a smaller width and forms a first clearance angle, and the second flank adjacent to the former has a larger second clearance angle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 13 words
The drill head according to claim 5, wherein the ground faces are planar.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 37 words
The drill head according to claim 6, wherein the radius of the ground of the chip chambers is less or equal to the outer radius of the shank having an according transition from chip chamber to shank.

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