Patents Examined by Si Ming Le
  • Patent number: 8956358
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods are provided for cutting bone and collecting bone debris. A disclosed device includes a receptacle having a proximal opening, a cutting tool having a connector on a proximal end, and a space between the cutting tool and receptacle. In use, bone debris produced by the cutting tool is received by the receptacle into the space. A distal opening of the receptacle may have dimensions corresponding to those of the cutting tool. The receptacle may be shaped so that it does not extend beyond the outer periphery of the cutting tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, PLC.
    Inventors: Matthew Cannell, Nicholas Turner