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Surgical burs

US11406396B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by

80References

19Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Medtronic PS Medical, Inc. · US

Inventors

Michael Vu · Grand Prairie, US
Donald E. Stearns · Fort Worth, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 22, 2019
Grant date	Aug 9, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 24, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B17/1628
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical bur is disclosed having cutting and trailing edges and associated flutes and lands. Each flute includes a cutting edge. Each of the trailing edges relatives in a selected dimension to a preceding cutting edge.

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