Distracting and curetting instrument
US6821280B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 3, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/0256
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An instrument for cutting and/or curetting during surgery is discosed. The instruments of the invention are particularly advantageous for use in removing disc material from an intervertebral disc space. In a preferred embodiment, rotation of the instrument around a longitudinal axis of the instrument provides for intermittently distracting vertebrae adjacent to the intervertebral disc space during rotation.
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