Patent ID: 9144447
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: A61B,B23D,B26B,B26D,B26F

Abstract:
1. A surgical rod scorer, comprising: a pair of elongated shaft members pivotably coupled to one another and movable from a spaced-apart configuration to an approximated configuration, each shaft member of the plurality of shaft members including a handle member configured for gripping by a user and a jaw member configured to support one of a first cutting assembly or a second cutting assembly thereon, the first and second cutting assemblies each including at least one cutting wheel thereon configured and dimensioned to score a surgical rod when the shaft members are in the approximated configuration and oscillated about the surgical rod, each of the first and second cutting assemblies including a bifurcated carriage defined by two sidewalls joined by a plurality of bushings seated within corresponding apertures extending through each of the two sidewalls, the plurality of bushings configured to support the at least one cutting wheel thereon, wherein the two sidewalls of each bifurcated carriage include at least two notched portions extending therethrough and the at least two notched portions of each of the two sidewalls are configured to securely receive corresponding support rods therein, the support rods extending through corresponding apertures that extend through the jaw members of the shaft members.