Bone mill including a base and a mill head separate from the base, the mill head including a moveable catch tray
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1. A bone mill, said bone mill including:
- a base;
a motor disposed in said base;
a motor coupling feature connected to said motor; and
a mill head, said mill head including;
a housing separate from said base, said housing having;
a first opening;
a second opening;
and an attachment feature adjacent the second opening wherein, said housing is shaped to be mounted to said base;
a cutting device disposed in said housing, said cutting device being positioned in said housing between the first and second housing openings and having at least one cutting feature for cutting bone stock introduced into the housing first opening into bone chips and defining an opening through which the bone chips pass so that the bone chips are discharged through the housing second opening wherein, said cutting device is moveably disposed in said housing to move across the first and second housing openings; and
a cutting device coupling feature integral with said cutting device for releasably engaging said motor coupling feature so that when said coupling features are engaged, actuation of said motor results in the movement of said cutting device across the housing openings;
a catch tray, said catch tray having;
an open end;
a lip that extends upwardly from the open end;
and an attachment feature that cooperates with said housing attachment feature so that said attachment features removably hold said catch tray to said housing adjacent the housing second opening so that said catch tray and said mill head can be coupled to said base as a unitary assembly and so the bone chips discharged through the housing second opening are discharged into the open end of said catch tray and so that, upon removal of said catch tray from said housing, said catch tray lip passes across a portion of said cutting device that extends across the housing second opening; and
a locking assembly for releasably holding said mill head housing to said base in a position so that said coupling features can engage.
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Abstract
A bone mill including a base and a mill head that is removably attached to the base. A cutting disc is rotatably disposed in the mill head. When the mill head is attached to base, the cutting disc is rotated by a motor internal to the base. A plunger mounted to the mill head urges the bone against the cutting disc. The cutting disc and an impingement plate internal to the mill head shear the bone into chips. The chips are discharged from an opening in the mill head into a catch tray removably attached to the mill head.
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20 Claims
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1. A bone mill, said bone mill including:
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a base; a motor disposed in said base; a motor coupling feature connected to said motor; and a mill head, said mill head including; a housing separate from said base, said housing having; a first opening; a second opening; and an attachment feature adjacent the second opening wherein, said housing is shaped to be mounted to said base; a cutting device disposed in said housing, said cutting device being positioned in said housing between the first and second housing openings and having at least one cutting feature for cutting bone stock introduced into the housing first opening into bone chips and defining an opening through which the bone chips pass so that the bone chips are discharged through the housing second opening wherein, said cutting device is moveably disposed in said housing to move across the first and second housing openings; and a cutting device coupling feature integral with said cutting device for releasably engaging said motor coupling feature so that when said coupling features are engaged, actuation of said motor results in the movement of said cutting device across the housing openings; a catch tray, said catch tray having; an open end; a lip that extends upwardly from the open end; and an attachment feature that cooperates with said housing attachment feature so that said attachment features removably hold said catch tray to said housing adjacent the housing second opening so that said catch tray and said mill head can be coupled to said base as a unitary assembly and so the bone chips discharged through the housing second opening are discharged into the open end of said catch tray and so that, upon removal of said catch tray from said housing, said catch tray lip passes across a portion of said cutting device that extends across the housing second opening; and a locking assembly for releasably holding said mill head housing to said base in a position so that said coupling features can engage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A bone mill, said bone mill including:
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a base; a motor disposed in said base; a motor coupling feature connected to said motor; and a mill head, said mill head including; a housing separate from said base, said housing having first, second and third openings wherein, said housing is shaped to be mounted to said base; a cutting device disposed in said housing, said cutting device being positioned in said housing between the first and second housing openings and having at least one cutting feature for cutting bone stock introduced into the housing first opening into bone chips and defining an opening through which the bone chips pass so that the bone chips are discharged through the housing second opening wherein, said cutting device is moveably disposed in said housing to move across the first and second housing openings; and a cutting device coupling feature integral with said cutting device for releasably engaging said motor coupling feature so that when said coupling features are engaged, actuation of said motor results in the movement of said cutting device across the housing first and second openings wherein, said cutting device coupling feature is accessible through the mill head housing third opening for engagement by said motor coupling feature; a catch tray; interlocking attachment features integral with both said housing and said catch tray for removably holding said catch tray to said housing adjacent the housing second opening so that said catch tray and said mill head can be coupled to said base as a unitary assembly and so the bone chips discharged through the housing second opening are discharged into said catch tray; and a locking assembly for releasably holding said mill head housing to said base in a position so that said coupling features can engage. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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