Patent ID: RE39995

Claim:
A minimally invasive reaming assembly for creating an entry portal into the canal of a bone and providing a working channel in which to ream the canal of a bone, the assembly comprising: a) an elongated cylindrically-shaped hollow sleeve having a proximal and a distal end, the distal end having a plurality of cutting blades; b) a housing adjacent to the proximal end of the sleeve, the housing having a top portion, a bottom portion and a through bore, the top portion including a first connecting merhanism mechanism configured to releasebly releasably engage an inner reamer, c) an inner reamer having an elongated body and proximal and distal ends, the distal end having a rotatable reaming head and the proximal end having a first mechanism configured to connect to a drill, a portion of the body including a second mechanism configured to engage with the housing, the reamer being sized and shaped for insertion through the bore of the housing and the sleeve; d) whereas the minimally invasive reaming assembly is configured to create an entry portal into the canal of a bone and to provide a working channel in which a plurality of reamers of graduated sizes are inserted for progressively reaming the canal of a bone.