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US 11,576,687 · App. 17/065,531 · Granted Feb 14, 2023

Offset reamer driver

Inventors: Fabrice Chenaux (Cortaillod, CH); André Léchot (Orvin, CH); Thierry Gentil (Evilard, CH)
A61B17/1666A61B17/1624A61B17/1631A61B50/30A61B50/33A61B2050/3008
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Patent No.
US 11,576,687
App. No.
17/065,531
Granted
Feb 14, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system, method and/or reamer driver device provides a fully closed tube which prevents the invasion of debris and minimizes abrasion of soft tissue during use. The reamer device includes a minimum number of component assemblies, so as to permit easy replacement and minimize wear.

Claims (7)

1. A method for disassembling a reamer driver including four components namely a housing assembly having a snap feature, a drive train, a handle assembly, and a motor shaft coupling, the method including the steps of:

a. actuating a sliding release sleeve to unlock the handle assembly from the housing assembly, thereby permitting the de-encapsulation of the drive chain within the housing assembly;

b. sliding the handle assembly off of the housing assembly thereby effectively deecapsulating the drive chain;

c. pulling the motor shaft coupling out of the housing thereby disengaging the drive chain from the motor shaft coupling;

d. lifting the drive chain on the one end and thereby permitting removal of the drive chain from the housing assembly by unsnapping the snap feature of the housing assembly and lifting the one end out of the housing assembly; and

e. pulling the drive chain out of the housing assembly, thus removing the drive chain from the housing assembly.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the components are cleaned and sterilized.

Continuity (4)
Division 15753336
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