Spinal bone waxer
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1. A spinal bone waxer comprising:
- a handle;
a substantially rigid shaft having a longitudinal axis terminating at a substantially rigid working waxer tip, said working waxer tip having means for applying bone wax to the vertebrae of the spine, said means for applying bone wax comprising a plurality of different shaped surfaces proportionate for the purpose of applying bone wax to the vertebrae of the spine during surgery, said plurality of surfaces comprising upper and lower curved surfaces and side walls, at least one of said side walls being substantially flat.
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Abstract
A surgical spinal waxer is disclosed with a plurality of differently contoured surfaces for applying bone wax to a number of differently contoured portions of lamina in the spine. The different surfaces include a concave surface, a convex surface, two flat side surfaces, at least one which has a depression for holding bone wax and at least one which has an abraded area, a butted flat pushing surface, and a flat top surface. The shapes and dimensions of the different surfaces all correspond to the anatomy of the spinal canal.
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1. A spinal bone waxer comprising:
- a handle;
a substantially rigid shaft having a longitudinal axis terminating at a substantially rigid working waxer tip, said working waxer tip having means for applying bone wax to the vertebrae of the spine, said means for applying bone wax comprising a plurality of different shaped surfaces proportionate for the purpose of applying bone wax to the vertebrae of the spine during surgery, said plurality of surfaces comprising upper and lower curved surfaces and side walls, at least one of said side walls being substantially flat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A spinal bone waxer comprising a handle and shaft having a working waxer tip, said working waxer tip having upper and lower curved surfaces and side walls, at least one of said side walls and surfaces having a depression for holding wax, and at least one of said surfaces having a roughened abrasive portion.
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5. A spinal bone waxer comprising:
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a handle; a substantially rigid shaft having a substantially rigid working waxer tip, said waxer tip having means for applying bone wax to the vertebrae of the spine, said means for applying bone wax comprising a plurality of different shaped surfaces proportionate for the purpose of applying bone wax to the vertebrae of the spine during surgery, said plurality of surfaces comprising a concave surface, a convex surface and at least one substantially flat surface. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A spinal bone waxer comprising a handle, a shaft having a working waxer tip, said waxer tip having a concave surface, a convex surface, and at least one flat surface having a depression for holding bone wax.
- 8. A spinal bone waxer comprising a handle, a substantially rigid shaft having a longitudinal axis and a substantially rigid working tip, said working tip having means for applying bone wax to the vertebrae of the human spine, said means for applying bone wax having a plurality of different shaped surfaces proportionate for the purpose of applying bone wax to the vertebrae of the human spine during surgery.
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15. A spinal bone waxer comprising a handle, a shaft having a longitudinal axis and a working tip, said working tip having means for applying bone wax to the vertebrae of the human spine, said means for applying bone wax having a plurality of different shaped surfaces proportionate for the purpose of applying bone wax to the vertebrae of the human spine during surgery, said plurality of surfaces including a convex surface, a concave surface, and a flat butted end surface, said flat butted end surface being perpendicular to the axis of said shaft, a flat top surface perpendicular to said butted end surface, a first flat side surface, and a second flat side surface, said second flat side surface comprising abrading means for abrading smooth the laminar edges of said vertebrae which have been surgically cut.
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16. A spinal bone waxer comprising a handle, a shaft having a longitudinal axis and a working tip, said working tip having means for applying bone wax to the vertebrae of the human spine, said means for applying bone wax having a plurality of different shaped surfaces proportionate for the purpose of applying bone wax to the vertebrae of the human spine during surgery;
- at least one of said plurality of surfaces comprising abrading means for abrading smooth the laminar edges of said vertebrae which have been surgically cut.
- 17. A spinal bone waxer comprising a handle and a substantially rigid shaft having a longitudinal axis terminating at a substantially rigid working waxer tip, said working waxer tip having a plurality of different shaped surfaces proportionate for the purpose of applying bone wax to the vertebrae of the human spine during surgery, said plurality of surfaces comprising an upper curved surface on a first side and a lower curved surface on a second opposite side, said lower curved surface being in a plane parallel to said upper curved surface, said working waxer tip terminating in a butted end having a first surface substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis and side walls.
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24. A surgical instrument for the application of wax to the spine during surgery comprising:
- a handle;
a substantially rigid shaft having an outer surface and a longitudinal axis terminating at a substantially rigid working tip, said working tip comprising;
a butted surface at the distal end of said working tip, said butted surface being in a plane substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis;
a concave surface oriented substantially parallel to and facing substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, said concave surface having at least one portion offset from the outer surface of said shaft;
a convex surface oriented substantially parallel to and facing substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis said convex surface having at least one portion offset from the surface of said shaft;
a first flattened surface oriented substantially parallel to and facing substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis;
whereby the dimensions of said handle, said shaft, and said working tip are appropriate for use in the areas of the spine. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A spinal bone waxer comprising a handle, a substantially rigid shaft having a longitudinal axis and a substantially rigid working tip, said working tip having means for applying bone wax to the vertebrae of the human spine, said means for applying bone wax having a plurality of different shaped surfaces proportionate for the purpose of applying bone wax to the vertebrae of the human spine during surgery, said plurality of surfaces including a convex surface, a concave surface, and a flat butted end surface, said flat butted end surface being perpendicular to the axis of said shaft, said plurality of surfaces including a flat top surface perpendicular to said butted end surface, a first flat side surface, a second flat side surface, said first flat side surface including a depression therein for transporting and applying said bone wax.
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37. A spinal bone waxer comprising a handle and a substantially rigid shaft having a longitudinal axis terminating at a substantially rigid working waxer tip, said working waxer tip having a plurality of different shaped surfaces proportionate for the purpose of applying bone wax to the vertebrae of the human spine during surgery, said plurality of surfaces comprising an upper curved surface on a first side and a lower curved surface on a second opposite side, said lower curved surface being in a plane parallel to said upper curved surface, said working waxer tip terminating in a butted end having a first surface substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis and side walls, at least one of said side walls including a depression for holding bone wax.
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38. A spinal bone waxer comprising a handle and a substantially rigid shaft having a longitudinal axis terminating at a substantially rigid working waxer tip, said working waxer tip having a plurality of different shaped surfaces proportionate for the purpose of applying bone wax to the vertebrae of the human spine during surgery, said plurality of surfaces comprising an upper curved surface on a first side and a lower curved surface on a second opposite side, said lower curved surface being in a plane parallel to said upper curved surface, said working waxer tip terminating in a butted end having a first surface substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis and side walls, said working waxer tip including a roughened abrasive portion.
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39. A surgical instrument for the application of wax to the spine during surgery comprising:
- a handle;
a substantially rigid shaft having an outer surface and a longitudinal axis terminating at a substantially rigid working tip, said working tip comprising;
a butted surface at the distal end of said working tip, said butted surface being in a plane substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis;
a concave surface oriented substantially parallel to and facing substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, said concave surface having at least one portion offset from the surface of said shaft;
a convex surface oriented substantially parallel to and facing substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis said convex surface having at least one portion offset from the surface of said shaft;
at least one flattened surface oriented substantially parallel to and facing substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis;
whereby the dimensions of said handle, said shaft, and said working tip are appropriate for use in the areas of the spine, at least one of said flattened surfaces of said working tip having an irregular surface. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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