Patent ID: 7011663
Filing Date: 2006-03-14
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A rongeur for cutting bone or cartilage, comprising: a shaft terminating in a foot plate; a carrier member in slidable relationship to said shaft, said carrier member having a leading end, a trailing end opposite said leading end, and an open interior, said leading end having an opening in communication with said open interior; a tubular member configured to be removably inserted at least in part into said open interior of said carrier member, said tubular member having an open end with a cutting edge adapted to contact said foot plate and cut pieces of bone or cartilage, said tubular member having a storage area proximate said cutting edge in communication with said open end, said storage area configured to collect and store at least one cut piece of bone or cartilage, said shaft being in slidable relationship with said carrier member without passing through said tubular member when said tubular member is inserted at least in part into said open interior of said carrier member; and a mechanism for providing reciprocal motion of said carrier member and said shaft relative to one another.