Patent ID: 8777950

Claim:
A device for separating an internal bone fixation device from an introducer in a medullary space of a fractured bone, the device comprising: a functional portion having an outer shaft surrounding and controlling operation of a cutting mechanism, wherein the cutting mechanism has a contoured curved top surface for receiving the outer shaft and a contoured open bottom surface for positioning over the internal bone fixation device during a procedure for repairing a fractured bone, wherein the cutting mechanism includes a base section diverging into at least two arm sections, a distal end of the at least two arm sections having an inner radial surface composed of a semi-spherically shaped sharp cutting blade, and wherein the at least two arm sections surround a separation area of the introducer, the separation area located between a proximal end of the internal bone fixation device and a distal end of the introducer; and a control portion having an actuating mechanism for initiating activation of the outer shaft.