Patent ID: 9095345
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A rongeur type bone removal device, comprising: a pistol shaped body exhibiting a forward extending barrel, within which is configured an interior communicating surface and from which projects a powered belt, a plurality of linearly spaced apart blades being supported upon said belt, each of said blades exhibiting outer incising edges extending at an angle relative an axis extending through said barrel; a passageway extending through an interior of the barrel and including a forward end communicating with a rear of said belt, said passageway including a rearward end in communication with an open cavity at an upper location of said body; a debris collection chamber including an enclosed structure with a nipple protruding from an end face of the enclosed structure, said collection chamber being configured to be inserted into said open cavity of said body wherein when said collection chamber is inserted into said body, said nipple is in fluid communication with said rearward end of said passageway and said collection chamber is mounted within said body in proximity to a handle of said body; and a power supply incorporated into the body and configured to, upon the actuation of a trigger, to close a circuit in order for the device to successively excise increments of bone for evacuation through said passageway and into said collection chamber.