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Rotatable surgical burr

  • US 5,851,208 A
  • Filed: 10/15/1996
  • Issued: 12/22/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of producing a rotatable surgical cutter for use with a surgical instrument comprising the steps of:

  • providing an elongated tubular inner member having a proximal end, a distal end, an interior lumen and a hub at said proximal end for attaching said inner member to a source of rotation within the surgical instrument;

    providing an elongated tubular outer member having a proximal end, a distal end and a hub at said proximal end for attaching said outer member to the surgical instrument;

    attaching to the distal end of said outer member a cutting element rotatable relative to said outer member and having a distal end and a proximal end;

    attaching to the distal end of said inner member a cannulated flexible coupling means for transmitting motion of said inner member to said cutting element, said flexible coupling means having a proximal end, irremovably attached to said distal end of said inner member, and a distal end for engaging the proximal end of said cutting element; and

    selectively engaging the distal end of said flexible coupling means with the proximal end of said cutting element.

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