Patent ID: 11890022
Assignee: ACCUFIX SURGICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. A method for prepping bone for articular surface replacement comprising:
providing a one-piece instrument having a shank and one or more staged double blades at an end thereof, each of the one or more staged double blades has a first blade portion and a second blade portion, the first blade portion has a first depth and the second blade portion has a second depth, wherein the first and second depths are in relation to a top surface of the staged double blade, the first depth of the first blade portion is deeper than the second depth of the second blade portion so that the countersinking and surface grinding provides two different depths within the bone;
rotating the one-piece instrument while making contact with the bone; and
reaming the bone using the one-piece instrument to simultaneously countersink and surface grind the bone via the one or more staged double blades within a single step.