Surgical cutting tool

• US 3,384,085 A
• Filed: 07/03/1964
• Issued: 05/21/1968
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/1964
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Robert M. Hall
• Original Assignee: Robert M. Hall
• Inventors: Hall, Robert M.
• Application Number:
  US04/380,171
• Time in Patent Office: 1,418 Days
• US Class Current: 606/180
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/1633 Sleeves, i.e. non-rotating parts surrounding the bit shaft, e.g. the sleeve forming a single unit with the bit shaft A61B17/1644 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/1662 for particular parts of the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/1671 for the spine
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/1695 Trepans or craniotomes, i.e. specially adapted for drilling thin bones such as the skull
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/32002 with continuously rotating, oscillating or reciprocating cutting instruments
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/8866 for gripping or pushing bones, e.g. approximators joint distractors A61B17/025
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00544 pneumatically
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/30 Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments for wound clamps A61B17/10; for ligaturing clips A61B17/122; packages or dispensers for surgical gloves or finger-stalls A61B42/40

Claims

1. AN OUTBOARD SUPPORT FOR A ROTARY SURGICAL CUTTING TOOL INCLUDING A MOUNTING GRIP MEANS ON ONE END OF THE SUPPORT, AND A BEARING MOUNTED ADJACENT THE OTHER END OF SAID SUPPORT TO ROTATABLY CARRY THE COMPLEMENTARY END OF THE SURGICAL CUTTING TOOL, AND AN INTERMEDIATE TUBULAR MEANS SECURED TO AND DIRECTLY CONNECTING THE MOUNTING GRIP MEANS AND THE BEARING AT SAID OTHER END.