Patent ID: 11957390
Assignee: BIOMEDTRIX, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. A bone screw cutting system, comprising:
a cutting assembly comprising at least three blades arranged in a circle on a cutting head of the cutting assembly, the at least three blades movable between an open position where a central aperture is formed between the at least three blades, the central aperture configured to receive a first end portion of a bone screw blank, and a closed position where the central aperture is closed by the at least three blades; and
a position adjustment assembly configured to receive a second end portion of the bone screw blank and position the bone screw blank relative to the cutting assembly, the second end portion disposed opposite the first end portion,
wherein the cutting assembly is configured to cut the first end portion of the bone screw blank received within the central aperture and to form an at least three-sided cutting point at the first end portion, thereby resulting in a cut bone screw with a self-tapping end portion.