BONE CLEANING TOOL

摘要

The present invention is directed to systems, methods, tools and surgical procedures that provide for improved, faster and/or more efficient methods for cleaning bone of soft tissue in preparation for use in bone grafting and surgery, including specific applications particularly useful in fusion procedures and/or other surgeries of the lumbar, cervical, and/or thoracic spine and/or other anatomical locations, desirably allowing for faster and complete healing.

主权项

1. A surgical cutting instrument for cutting a tissue surface of a patient, comprising:
a first elongated member having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end adapted for connection to a powered handpiece and the distal end including a cutting head; the cutting head comprising a conically shaped cutting head including a plurality of cutting elements, each of the cutting elements including a first cutting surface and a second cutting surface for engaging the tissue surface, the first cutting surface engaging the tissue surface when the cutting head is moved in a first direction and the second cutting surface engaging the tissue surface when the cutting head is moved in a second direction which is different than the first direction; the first and second cutting surfaces comprising different shaped cutting surfaces.