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Surgery > Instruments > Orthopedic Instrumentation > Orthopedic Cutting Instrument > Reamer Or Drill Reamer Or DrillReamer Or Drill patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.11/23/06 - 20060264957 - Apparatus for performing a discectomy through a trans-sacral axial bore within the vertebrae of the spine Methods and apparatus for and performing a partial or complete discectomy of an intervertebral spinal disc accessed by one or more trans-sacral axial spinal instrumentation/fusion (TASIF) axial bore formed through vertebral bodies in general alignment with a visualized, trans-sacral anterior or posterior axial instrumentation/fusion line (AAIFL or PAIFL) line. A ... 11/23/06 - 20060264956 - Methods and apparatus for bone fastener implantation A fracture fixation system is provided for a fracture of a head portion of a long bone which has subchondral bone defining a convex articular surface, and particularly the proximal humerus. The system includes both smooth pegs and pegs having a threaded shaft. The shaft of the threaded shaft pegs ... 10/26/06 - 20060241630 - High speed surgical cutting instrument A surgical cutting instrument including an outer tube having a bearing sleeve disposed within a lumen thereof, along with an inner wire assembly extending through the outer tube and the bearing sleeve. A cutting tip is connected to the inner wire assembly distal the outer tube. Conversely, a coupling chuck ... 10/26/06 - 20060241629 - Expandable reamer A bone reaming apparatus includes a rasp and a shaft coupled to the rasp. At least a first portion of the shaft is rotatable about an axis, and at least a portion of the rasp is extendable away from the axis. A method for removing a mass from a bone ... 10/26/06 - 20060241628 - Medical drilling device A medical drilling device for drilling of human or animal tissue carries a drill (7) that is electrically contacted by a bore electrode (9) and a backing electrode (10). Both electrodes (9, 10) are charged by a resistance measuring device (11) in a way, that electrical resistance of tissue (2, ... 09/28/06 - 20060217729 - Surgical apparatus and tools for same A surgical power tool includes a hand unit and a tool holder. The tool holder engages a hub of a tool to hold the tool during use. One tool holder includes a substantially planar support surface, a pair of spaced-apart sidewalls protruding from the support surface, each sidewall having at ... 09/14/06 - 20060206116 - Injection device for the invertebral disc The intervertebral disc is avascular. With aging, calcified layers occlude the cartilaginous endplates, blocking the diffusion of nutrients and oxygen into the avascular disc. Under anaerobic condition, excessive production of lactic acid irritates nerves and further hinders transport of sodium sulfate essential for biosynthesis of the water retaining and load ... 08/31/06 - 20060195109 - Instruments and techniques for disc space preparation A series of instruments (30, 80, 120, 210, 510, 550) are provided for direct-anterior and oblique-anterior disc space and end plate preparation. The instruments (30, 80, 120, 210, 510, 550) provide precise guidance for channel formation in the vertebral endplates by guiding rotating and bladed cutting instruments (122, 250, 580). ... 08/24/06 - 20060189994 - Orthopaedic reamer driver for minimally invasive surgery An orthopaedic reamer assembly for minimally invasive surgery including a reamer and a driver. The driver includes a shaft with a distal end and a longitudinal axis; and a driver head connected to the distal end. The driver head is pivotable about an axis generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. ... 08/17/06 - 20060184174 - Instruments for bone screws An adjustable drill for use in implanting orthopedic screws, such as adjustable compression screws having a separate adjustable head. The adjustable drill comprises a primary drill bit and a countersink drill bit encircling the primary drill bit. The countersink drill bit is configured to selectively slide along the primary drill ... 07/13/06 - 20060155289 - Apparatus for reaming bone cavities A device for reaming of a bone cavity or a channel of a hollow bone has an elongated, hollow shaft, a first end of which is adapted to be mounted to a rotary drive means in an angularly stable fashion. The device has a spindle, which is borne rotatably within ... 07/06/06 - 20060149269 - Drill centering tool for removal of orthopedic plug A tool for centering an elongated drill bit within an elongated canal surrounded by bone tissue. A sleeve having an expandable diameter is internally threaded. The sleeve threadedly engages an externally-threaded cylindrical guide. A key includes a handle at one end of an elongated rod. The rod includes transversely-protruding buttons ... 06/29/06 - 20060142775 - Surgical tool with cannulated rotary tip Various methods and devices are provided for cutting and sculpting body tissue, such as cartilage and the like, during a surgical procedure. In an exemplary embodiment, a surgical cutting device is provided which includes an elongate shaft and a rotatable tissue-affecting tip disposed at the distal end thereof. A lumen ... 05/25/06 - 20060111724 - Bone harvesting drill bit for oral surgery A bone harvesting drill bit has a longitudinal axis and includes a proximal end portion adapted to be mounted for rotation in a chuck of a surgical handpiece. The drill bit has a distal end portion having a boring tip for boring into a bone harvesting site and an intermediate ... 05/25/06 - 20060111723 - Orthopedic medical device with unitary components A cordless medical apparatus suitable for use in orthopedic medical applications is disclosed. The medical device includes a disposable sterile housing having a sleeve, said sleeve being configured to receive an unsterilized motor assembly. The invention further includes a sterile packaging system for enclosing the sterile housing and inserting a ... 05/18/06 - 20060106393 - Bone reamer Systems, including apparatus, methods, and kits, for reaming bones with bone reamers. ... 05/11/06 - 20060100631 - Hybrid flexible drive shaft An orthopaedic reamer assembly, which includes a reamer and a flexible shaft connected to the reamer. The flexible shaft has both a longitudinal axis and a longitudinal length. The flexible shaft is comprised of a rigid material. The flexible shaft has a low ratio of an area moment of inertia ... 04/20/06 - 20060085005 - Bone drill system with highly visible depth markings A bone drill system, and method for using the same, with a highly visible depth marking for a clinician to more easily visualize the depth marking on a drill bit or similar tool. The drill system comprises a drill body, a drill bit coupled to the drill body, the drill ... 04/20/06 - 20060085004 - Injection drill assembly An injection drill assembly for an intra-osseous injection apparatus includes a needle, a needle hub, and a clamp. The needle hub includes a first section, a second section located behind the first section, and a tunnel longitudinally running therethrough. The first section has two annular ridges formed respectively at two ... 03/16/06 - 20060058804 - Medical indication device and identification method The present invention relates to a medical-technical identification device for identifying a sterile product (4, 62, 72, 82), and to a method of identifying such a product, for example a product intended for one-time-use only, when connected to a piece of medical equipment (1, 60, 70, 80), wherein the sterile ... 03/09/06 - 20060052790 - Apparatus and method to access bone marrow An apparatus and method for penetrating bone marrow is provided. The apparatus may include a housing such as a handheld body, a penetrator assembly, a connector that releasably attaches the penetrator assembly to a drill shaft, a gear mechanism, a motor and a power supply and associated circuitry operable to ... 01/19/06 - 20060015112 - Apparatus and method for preparing bone for anti-rotational implantation of an orthopedic endoprosthesis An apparatus and method for reaming a bone, facilitating pre-implantation alignment of a prosthesis using trial components, and preparing a bone site for anti-rotational implantation of the prosthesis is provided. The apparatus includes a boring end, a mating end disposed opposite the boring end, and a keying aid disposed between ... 01/19/06 - 20060015111 - Reamer assembly A reamer assembly for preparing the articulating surface of a bone for implantation of joint prosthesis component comprises a reamer guide which can be implanted within the bone to define a reaming axis, and a reamer shell which comprises a sleeve portion at its proximal end. The shell is a ... 01/19/06 - 20060015110 - Cutting device A cutter for reaming of the bone canal is provided. The cutter facilitates connection with a guide rod by having a larger target for insertion of the guide rod into the cutter channel of the cutter. The cutter can have an opening with a first portion that is substantially orthogonal ... 01/05/06 - 20060004372 - Adjustable length tap and method for drilling and tapping a bore in bone The present invention is directed to an adjustable self drilling tap assembly and method for drilling and tapping bores in bone for use in orthopedic procedures to treat bone. The adjustable length tap assembly includes a shaft having cutting threads for drilling holes in bone, a stop collar configured and ... 01/05/06 - 20060004371 - Orthopedic reamer An orthopedic reamer for use in creating and sizing canals in a bone is disclosed. The orthopedic reamer includes a non-polymeric cutting portion having at least one cutting surface thereon and a polymeric body portion covering at least a portion of the cutting portion. The at least one cutting surface ... 12/22/05 - 20050283160 - Bidirectional reaming cutter A surgical rotary reamer including a shaft and a cutting head connected to the shaft. The cutting head has a plurality of cutting teeth. At least one cutting tooth has a forward portion, a rearward portion and a mid-portion therebetween. The forward portion has a first cutting edge that cuts ... 12/08/05 - 20050273109 - Computer controlled reaming device An apparatus reams a cavity into a bone. The apparatus includes a cutting tool that is operably attached to a drive. A controller is in communication with the drive wherein the controller manipulates movement of the drive and the cutting tool in three dimensions such that the cutting tool reams ... 11/24/05 - 20050261693 - Apparatus and method to inject fluids into bone marrow and other target sites Apparatus for delivering a quantity of fluid to bone marrow of a bone or providing access to remove fluids from a target site is provided. The apparatus may include a driver, a plunger operating and cartridge assembly mechanism, a cartridge assembly having a fluid reservoir and a bone penetrating needle. ... 11/10/05 - 20050251145 - Guided reamer system for reshaping bone A reamer system is provided which includes a cannulated reamer handle, and a corresponding cannulated reamer, which, when assembled and operated over a drill pin secured in a manner axially aligned with the stem of the femoral joint, enables the accurate and controlled reshaping of the femoral joint. The reamer ... 10/27/05 - 20050240193 - Devices for creating voids in interior body regions and related methods Several embodiments of cutting tips for tools for creating voids in interior body regions are provided. The cutting tips provide for rotational and translational cutting. An actuator mechanism for deploying a cutting tip converts the rotational movement of a wheel into translational movement of a plunger rod. The actuator mechanism ... 10/27/05 - 20050240192 - Reamer spindle for minimally invasive joint surgery An adjustable reamer spindle is provided to aid the surgeon in controlling the instrument. The reamer spindle is easily disassembled for cleaning. The spindle has a repositionable handle, a locking ring, and an elastic device. The elastic device biases against a handle locking mechanism that locks the repositionable handle at ... 10/06/05 - 20050222571 - Adjustable depth drill bit A drill guide with integral drill bit is provided for drilling a hole into bone. The drill guide may have a housing for engaging a screw hole of a bone plate to fix the trajectory of the drill guide and drill with respect to the bone plate. An adjustable stop ... 09/29/05 - 20050216021 - Device for reaming the intramedullary canal of a bone and a system for implementing this device The present invention concerns a device for reaming the intramedullary canal of a bone, comprising a body (1) 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 ... 09/29/05 - 20050216020 - Assembly for use in orthopaedic surgery An assembly for use in orthopaedic surgery comprises a component which is to be positioned within a body cavity to engage a bone the component comprises a hollow shell which is open on one side to allow access to its interior and has a bar extending across it. The assembly ... 09/15/05 - 20050203527 - Apparatus and methods for removing vertebral bone and disc tissue Tissue removal probes comprise an elongated member, a drive shaft rotatably disposed within the member, and a rotatably tissue removal element mounted to the distal end of the drive shaft. One tissue removal element comprises a plurality of tissue-cutting filaments affixed at proximal and distal ends of the tissue removal ... 09/15/05 - 20050203526 - Drill bit and method for producing a drill bit one or more recesses 107 for directing away debris produced whilst drilling, the or each recess 107 having a first portion 109 extending along the shaft 103 and a second portion 111 which extends along the drill tip, wherein the second portion 111 of the or each recess 107 extends ... 09/15/05 - 20050203525 - Minimally invasive surgical reamer and connection An acetabular reamer (10) has a cutting structure (12) rotatable about a longitudinal axis (14) with a domed shell portion (16). The shell (16) has an outer surface (18) presenting multiple cutting sites (20) and an inner surface (22) for accumulation of debris. The shell (16) has a static insertion ... 08/11/05 - 20050177168 - High speed surgical cutting instrument A surgical cutting instrument including an outer tube, inner wire assembly, cutting tip, coupling chuck, and housing. The outer tube includes a lumen extending from a proximal end to a distal end. The inner wire assembly is received within the lumen. Preferably, the outer tube and inner wire assembly form ... 07/28/05 - 20050165404 - Manual interosseous device An apparatus for penetrating the bone marrow of a bone is provided. The apparatus includes a handle having a drive shaft, a connector having a first end operable to connect to a drive shaft and a second end operable to connect to a penetrator hub and a penetrator hub having ... 07/21/05 - 20050159753 - Method and apparatus for percutaneously securing a bone screw and a bone plate to a bone of a patient A method of percutaneously implanting a first component and a second component of an orthopaedic assembly into a body of a patient includes the steps of securing a first instrument to the first component, and advancing the first component into the body of the patient. The first instrument is advanced ... 07/21/05 - 20050159752 - Disposable battery pack for a surgical drill; and method A surgical procedure is disclosed utilizing a cordless surgical handpiece powered from a sterile battery pack that contains a battery in condition for immediate use without further charging or sterilization. The battery chemistry is based upon lithium/manganese dioxide, and the battery after a single use may be disposed of into ... 07/21/05 - 20050159751 - Variable angle orthopaedic reamer driver An orthopaedic reamer driver includes a tubular housing having at least one first positioning feature. A driveshaft within the housing has a drive end. A variable angle cap is pivotally coupled with the housing adjacent the drive end. The variable angle cap includes at least one leg extending along a ... 06/16/05 - 20050131415 - Adaptive apparatus for driving a threaded device into material such as a biological tissue An adaptive apparatus for driving a threaded device into material, the apparatus including a rotating driving bit, a sensor for sensing during said driving a first quantity related to the material's properties, memory means for storing sensed values of said first quantity, and a feedback arrangement which processes the values ... 06/16/05 - 20050131414 - Surgical devices and methods of use A surgical device for holding and rotating an acetabular reaming head is provided, comprising a shaft having a length which runs from a first end adapted for holding an acetabular reaming head to a second end. At least part of the shaft is divergent from the axis defined by the ... 06/02/05 - 20050119660 - Device for monitoring penetration into anatomical members The invention relates to a device that can be used to monitor the penetration of a penetration member into anatomical structures and, in particular, bone structures of a living body, the structures having at least two different electrical impedance areas. The device is characterized in that it comprises: at least ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |