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Surgical instrument for removing bone, cartilage or similar tissue

US8460299B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Laura Raus · IT

Inventors

Laura Raus · Roma, IT
Fabrizio Caroli · Roma, IT
Peter Schulz · Tettnang, DE
Theodor Lutze · Spaichingen, DE
Dieter Weisshaupt
Markus Nesper · Tuttlingen, DE
Konstantin Faulhaber · Frittlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 18, 2012
Grant date	Jun 11, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 18, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/32004
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical instrument for removing bone, cartilage, or similar tissue is described. The surgical instrument has a shaft that extends in a longitudinal direction and supports a cutting plate which is inclined perpendicular or relative to the longitudinal direction, and a cutting element which is movably mounted on the shaft and supports a blade at the distal end in which the blade is pointing in the direction of the cutting plate and being advanced to the cutting plate in order to cut tissue.

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