Patent · US Expired

Surgical instrument

US6036695A · kind A · utility

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24Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 28, 1998
Grant dateMar 14, 2000
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Expiry dateApr 28, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T408/85884
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a surgical instrument for forming a flared region of a hole, a tool radially extends in response to the instrument engaging a surface of a hole in a substrate. The instrument can include a passage sized to receive a guide wire.

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