Patent · US Expired

Flexible shaft

US6053922A · kind A · utility

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21Claims

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Inventors

William R. Krause · Charlottesville, US
Garland U. Edwards · Midlothian, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 17, 1996
Grant date	Apr 25, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 17, 2016

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16C2316/10
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An improved flexible shaft used in the reaming of the medullary space in bones is described. The shaft is comprised of a solid element with a longitudinal bore the entire length and an appropriately formed slot which extends spirally around the shaft either continuously or segmentally. Attached to the shaft's opposite ends respectively, are a cutting head and a means of connecting the shaft to a driving mechanism.

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