Patent ID: 6890336
Filing Date: 2005-05-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical cutter for use as an orthopedic reamer, said surgical cutter comprising: a shaft having a shaft end and a threaded shaft bore located in said shaft end; a head coupled with said shaft proximate said shaft end, said head including a debris retaining member, said debris retaining member including a wall edge; a modular blade member mounted on said wall edge, said modular blade having a primary blade surface and at least one blade tooth extending from said primary blade surface, said primary blade surface being substantially planar, said modular blade member further having a centrally located blade mounting hole therein; and a threaded retainer member extending through said blade mounting hole and operatively mating with said threaded shaft bore, said threaded retainer member further including a retainer edge at a distal end thereof, said retainer edge biased against said primary blade surface proximate said blade mounting hole, said threaded retainer member including a central retainer bore extending past said modular blade.