Integrated system for cleaning bone and milling the cleaned bone to form bone chips
US8672942B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 2, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/4646
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for cleaning bone that includes a base unit with a motor, a cleaning head (56) with a brush (58) and mill head with a mill element. Both the cleaning head and the mill head are designed to be coupled to the base unit. Both the brush and mill element have features that facilitate their coupling to the motor. When the cleaning head is attached to the base unit, a motor in the base unit rotates the brush to clean the bone. When the mill head is attached to the vase unit, the base unit motor actuates the mill element to convert the cleaned bone into bone chips.
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