Patent ID: 11950787
Assignee: MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SARL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A cutting instrument, comprising:
an elongate body having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a cavity formed in the distal portion;
a drilling tip located at the distal portion of the elongate body, the drilling tip being disposed distal of the cavity when in a position to perform forward cutting; and
a cutting blade selectively deployable from the cavity formed in the elongate body, the cutting blade being pivotally mounted within the cavity at a first location and deployable to any of a plurality of diameters, with the first location remaining disposed within the cavity at each of the plurality of diameters, the cutting blade being in a fully-deployed position at each of the plurality of diameters, with the cutting blade being configured to cut an opening of a predetermined diameter at each of the plurality of fully-deployed positions.