Serrated ultrasonic osteotome
CA 2590344 C · Owner: Orthosonics Limited · Inventors: Young, Michael John Radley
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A tool (1, 31) for cutting bone comprises an elongate blade (7 37) , connectable to a generator of longitudinal-mode ultrasonic vibrations. The blade (7, 37) has two lateral cutting edges (9 10) linked by a rounded distal , tip (8). A series of triangular teeth (13) extends along each cutting edge (9 10) and the distal tip (8). The blade (37) may taper towards each cutting edge (9,10) and the distal tip (8). A variant of the tool (21) comprises an elongate part-cylindrical blade (27) connectable to a generator of torsionalmode ultrasonic vibrations. The blade (27) has a cutting edge at its distal tip (28) provided with a plurality of triangular teeth (23). All forms of the tool (1, 21, …
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- Filed December 2, 2005 and granted October 31, 2017. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 2, 2025.
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