Patent ID: 9402674
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: A61B,B25B

Claim Text:
1. A method of removing a section of a structural member that is positioned in a patient comprising: attaching a receptacle of an output shaft to the section of the structural member that is to be removed; moving the output shaft axially relative to a planetary gear system and engaging the output shaft with the planetary gear system; rotating in a first direction an input member that is engaged with the planetary gear system and rotating the planetary gear system; and rotating the output shaft in the first direction through the planetary gear system and applying a force to the section of the structural member, wherein moving the output shaft axially relative to the planetary gear system and engaging the output shaft with the planetary gear system includes compressing a biasing member that biases the output shaft away from the planetary gear system and engaging a first member on the output shaft with a corresponding second member in the planetary gear system.