Patent ID: 11925393
Assignee: K2M, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. A method of using a tulip rasp system comprising:
inserting a tulip rasp having a body, a handle, a head, a central passage, and a receiving space defined by at least one substantially rectangular extension of the head to a first distance encapsulating a tulip head within the receiving space;
rotating the tulip rasp about the tulip head to cut tissue with a substantially linear cutting edge to which the at least one substantially rectangular extension tapers down;
laterally inserting a distal end of an adjuster through the tulip rasp and a sidewall of the tulip head while the tulip head is encapsulated within the receiving space of the tulip rasp;
manipulating the adjuster to shift an angle of orientation of the tulip head, wherein the distal end of the adjuster comprises a first extension extending from a distal end of an adjuster shaft of the adjuster at a first angle transverse to a longitudinal axis of the adjuster shaft and a second extension extending from the first extension at a second angle transverse to the first extension; and
removing the tissue from within the central passage.