Gregory R. Whittaker,Mehmet Z. Sengun,Kristian Dimatteo
申请号：
US14639474
公开号：
US09226759B2
申请日:
2015.03.05
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2016
代理人:
摘要：
Low profile reamers and methods of use are provided which can, in general, allow a hole to be drilled in bone. In one embodiment, a low profile retractable bone reamer is provided having an elongate shaft with a cutting element disposed on a distal end of the elongate shaft that can be configured to drill a hole in bone. The elongate shaft and cutting element can have first and second longitudinally separated portions that are movably coupled to each other. The reamer can be configured to move between a retracted configuration, in which a the reamer has a reduced, low profile configuration, and a non-retracted configuration, in which both longitudinally separated portions of the cutting element can be positioned adjacent to one another to form a single cutting element.
