Patent ID: 11877756
Assignee: SI-BONE INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A system for decorticating at least one bone surface, the system comprising:
an elongated soft tissue protector having a bore extending therethrough, the bore having a non-circular lateral cross-section, a maximum lateral extent and a minimum lateral extent;
an elongated drive shaft having a proximal and a distal end; and
a cutter located on or near the distal end of the drive shaft, the cutter having a non-circular lateral cross-section, a maximum lateral extent and a minimum lateral extent, the maximum lateral extent of the cutter being greater than the minimum lateral extent of the bore but no greater than the maximum lateral extent of the bore,
wherein the bore of the soft tissue protector is configured to slidably receive the cutter therethrough, wherein the minimum lateral extent of the bore prevents the maximum lateral extent of the cutter from rotating when inside the bore but allows the drive shaft to rotate when the cutter is extended from a distal end of the bore.