Patent ID: 7819043
Filing Date: 2010-10-26
Classification: A61B,A61F,B23D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device to cut an elongated spinal implant comprising: a substantially cylindrical handle that includes a substantially enclosed interior space defined by a back wall and a sidewall, the handle having an open end formed at an opposing end of the interior space from the back wall, said interior space centered along a longitudinal axis that extends through the back wall and the open end; a head rotatably attached to the open end of the handle, the head including an opening aligned with the open end; a blade operatively connected to the head and being adjustable in a radial direction relative to the longitudinal axis; and the interior space being formed to receive a predetermined length of the implant with an excess extending outward from the head beyond the blade, with rotation of the head relative to the handle causing the blade to move around and the implant and cut the implant at the predetermined length.