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<?insert-start id="REI-00014" date="20110927" ?>15. An expandable reamer for use in bone and related tissue in a mammal comprising: an elongated hollow body having a proximal end and a distal end, sized and configured to engage bone and related
elongated blade carrier having a proximal end and a distal end, the blade carrier disposed within the body; a set of blades pivotally attached proximate the distal end of the blade carriers; the set of blades having at least a first retracted position relative to the body, the body having a maximum cross-sectional diameter transverse to a longitudinal axis of the body that is substantially at least as large as a maximum cross-sectional diameter of the blades in the first retracted position, and a second fully expanded position having a diameter greater than the maximum cross-sectional diameter of the body; and an manually actuated activation mechanism that moves the set of blades from the first retracted position to the second fully expanded position and any expanded position therebetween.
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<?insert-start id="REI-00020" date="20110927" ?>21. The reamer of claim 15 wherein the blades extend beyond the distal end of the hollow body.<?insert-end id="REI-00020" ?>
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<?insert-start id="REI-00021" date="20110927" ?>22. The reamer of claim 15 wherein the blades are pivotally attached at a single pivot point.<?insert-end id="REI-00021" ?>
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<?insert-start id="REI-00022" date="20110927" ?>23. The reamer of claim 15 wherein each of the blades includes a cutting portion arranged such that substantially all of the cutting portion is outside the maximum cross-sectional diameter of the body
e second fully expanded position.
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<?insert-start id="REI-00034" date="20110927" ?>35. An expandable reamer for use in bone and related tissue in a mammal comprising: an elongated hollow body having a proximal end and a distal end sized and configured to engage bone and related tissue
ne shaft operably arranged in a coaxial relation with the hollow body along a longitudinal axis and having a proximal and a distal end; a set of blades pivotally attached proximate the distal end of the shaft, the set of blades having at least a first retracted position relative to the body, the body having a maximum cross-sectional diameter transverse to a longitudinal axis of the body that is substantially at least as large as a maximum cross-sectional diameter of the blades in the first retracted position, and a second fully expanded position having a diameter greater than the maximum cross-sectional diameter of the body; and an manually actuated activation mechanism that moves the set of blades from the first retracted position to the second fully expanded position and any expanded position therebetween.
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