Patent ID: 9668750
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A bone material removal device comprising: a drill bit comprising an elongated shaft having a longitudinal axis said shaft comprising one or more flutes; at least one bone material removal element for widening a bore in a bone, said element coupled to said shaft having a recess; said element movable from a closed position, in which said element is partially received within the recess of said shaft, to an open position in which said element extends radially away from said shaft by movement of said element about a longitudinal axis of said shaft, generally in a plane perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said shaft; and wherein a portion of said shaft adjoining both longitudinal sides of said element defines a generally cylindrical volume of rotation, and at least a portion of said bone removal element extends radially beyond said volume of rotation when said element is in said closed position.