Bone cleaning assembly with a rotating cutting flute that is surrounded by a rotating shaving tube
US9687361B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/4646
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cleaning module for cleaning bone stock used in surgical procedures. The cleaning module includes a shell. The shell defines a void space to receive the bone stock. A cutter is located within the void space. A shaving tube is coaxially disposed about the cutter to move at different speeds and/or directions relative to the cutter. When actuated, the cutter rotates to clean the bone stock by cutting soft tissue from the bone stock. A tumble plate reorients the bone stock, while an arm moves across the tumble plate from a disengaged position to an engaged position to press the bone stock into the cutter through a window in the shaving tube. A drive assembly actuates the cutter, shaving tube, arm and tumble plate.
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