Self-clearing bone biting instrument
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1. An instrument comprising:
- a first arm;
a second arm, said second arm and said first arm reciprocally engageable for grasping a piece of material between said second arm and said first arm;
an ejecting unit for ejecting the piece of material; and
an actuating mechanism arranged such that it both actuates one arm with respect to the other arm and operates said ejecting unit.
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Abstract
A self-clearing bone biting surgical instrument comprises a stationary lower arm, including a lower arm recess and a foot plate; and a reciprocating upper arm, including a cutting tip located at its distal end for engagement with the foot plate in order to effect cutting or punching of tissue positioned between the foot plate and the cutting tip. An ejecting unit movable within the lower arm recess forcibly ejects debris lodged against the foot plate as the upper arm reciprocates rearwardly as part of the normal operating process of the instrument. A method of making a self-clearing bone biting instrument of the invention is also disclosed.
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1. An instrument comprising:
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a first arm; a second arm, said second arm and said first arm reciprocally engageable for grasping a piece of material between said second arm and said first arm; an ejecting unit for ejecting the piece of material; and an actuating mechanism arranged such that it both actuates one arm with respect to the other arm and operates said ejecting unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An instrument comprising:
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a first arm; a second arm, said second arm and said first arm reciprocally engageable for grasping a piece of material between said second arm and said first arm; and an ejecting unit movable with respect to said first arm, wherein said first arm includes a first arm recess and said ejecting unit is mounted within said first arm recess. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. An instrument comprising:
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a first arm; a second arm, said second arm and said first arm reciprocally engageable for grasping a piece of material between said second arm and said first arm; and an ejecting unit movable with respect to said first arm, wherein said ejecting unit comprises an ejecting lever pivotally mounted within said first arm. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. An instrument comprising:
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a first arm; a second arm, said second arm and said first arm reciprocally engageable for grasping a piece of material between said second arm and said first arm; and an ejecting unit movable with respect to said first arm, wherein said first arm includes a first arm recess and a cutting surface, and said ejecting unit comprises an ejecting lever, said ejecting lever including a pivot post, said ejecting lever is pivotally mounted within said first arm recess via said pivot post, and said ejecting lever is capable of pivoting between an open position and a closed position with respect to said cutting surface.
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19. An instrument comprising:
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a first arm; a second arm, said second arm and said first arm reciprocally engageable for grasping a piece of material between said second arm and said first arm; and an ejecting unit movable with respect to said first arm, wherein said second arm includes an elbow, and said ejecting unit comprises a pivot post, and wherein said ejecting unit is forced from an open position to a closed position by said elbow as said elbow reciprocates to a point proximal to pivot post. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A self-clearing rongeur, comprising:
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a lower arm including a lower arm recess and a holding unit; an actuator pivotally coupled to said lower arm; an upper arm, said upper arm actuated by said actuator, said upper arm reciprocating in slidable engagement with respect to said lower arm when said upper arm is actuated by said actuator; and an ejecting unit movably mounted with respect to said lower arm. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A self-clearing rongeur, comprising:
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a first arm including a first arm recess and a holding unit; an actuator pivotally coupled to said first arm; a second arm, said second arm actuated by said actuator, and reciprocating in slidable engagement with respect to said first arm when said second arm is actuated by said actuator; and an ejecting unit movably mounted with respect to said first arm, wherein said ejecting unit comprises an ejecting lever, said ejecting lever being pivotally mounted within said first arm recess via a pivot post. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. A self-clearing rongeur, comprising:
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a first arm including a first arm recess and a holding unit; an actuator pivotally coupled to said first arm; a second arm, said second arm actuated by said actuator, and reciprocating in slidable engagement with respect to said first arm when said second arm is actuated by said actuator, wherein said second arm includes an elbow and a second arm recess, said second arm recess having a second arm recess superior portion and a second arm recess inferior portion, said elbow being located between said second arm recess superior portion and said second arm recess inferior portion; and an ejecting unit movably mounted with respect to said first arm. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. A self-clearing rongeur, comprising:
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a stationary lower arm including a holding unit, a lower arm distal end, a lower arm engagement unit, and a lower arm recess; an actuator pivotally coupled to said stationary lower arm; an actuator return unit coupled to said actuator and to said holding unit; a movable upper arm including an upper arm engagement unit, said upper arm engagement unit cooperating with said lower arm engagement unit to hold said upper arm in slidable engagement with said lower arm, said upper arm actuated by said actuator, said upper arm reciprocating in slidable engagement with respect to said lower arm when said upper arm is actuated by said actuator; and an ejecting unit located within said lower arm recess. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. A method for making a bone biting instrument, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing an upper arm of the instrument; b) providing a lower arm of the instrument, the lower arm including a lower arm recess; c) providing an ejecting unit; d) coupling the upper arm and the lower arm to each other; e) coupling the lower arm to an actuator; f) coupling the upper arm to the actuator; and g) mounting the ejecting unit within the lower arm recess. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. An instrument comprising:
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a non-cutting arm, said non-cutting arm including a cutting surface; a cutting arm, said cutting arm and said non-cutting arm reciprocally engageable for grasping a piece of material between said cutting arm and said non-cutting arm; an ejecting unit for ejecting the piece of material; and an actuating mechanism arranged such that it both actuates one arm with respect to the other arm and operates the ejecting unit. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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