Device for reaming the intramedullary canal of a bone and a system for implementing this device
US7828803B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 16, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00526
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention concerns a device for reaming the intramedullary canal of a bone, including a body elongated along an axis roughly parallel to the longitudinal axis of the canal, with variable cross section, and of a shape that can cooperate with the inner wall of the intramedullary canal of the bone, characterized in that a helicoidal channel is formed on the body in order to receive a removable and disposable band provided with cutting elements. The present invention also concerns a mounting system for the band onto body of the device.
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