Surgical instrument with rotary cutting member and quick release coupling arrangement

A surgical instrument for the dissection of bone and other tissue includes a spindle, a dissection tool and a male member carried by the spindle. The spindle includes a cavity. The dissection tool is releasably received in the cavity. The dissection tool extends along an axis and includes a first en...

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Main Authors RIEDEL DANNY C, SIMMONS BRYAN DAVID, HILTON ALLEN P, SPITLER JAMES Q, TIDWELL DURRELL G, WALKER MICHELLE L, ESTES LARRY DALE, HENDERSON JOHN K, SHORES REX WESLEY
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LanguageEnglish
Published 14.03.2006
Subjects
BORING
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MACHINE TOOLS
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
SURGERY
TRANSPORTING
TURNING
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Summary:A surgical instrument for the dissection of bone and other tissue includes a spindle, a dissection tool and a male member carried by the spindle. The spindle includes a cavity. The dissection tool is releasably received in the cavity. The dissection tool extends along an axis and includes a first end and a second end with the first end having a cutting element and a second end having a generally cylindrical cross-section and a centrally located aperture partially extending along the axis. The male member is carried by the spindle and extends into the aperture of the dissection tool. The cavity may define a drive portion and a tool receiving aperture. One or more alignment projections may extend from the drive portion into the tool receiving aperture.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20020164867