US Patent 9101366 Flip retrograde cutting instrument

Patent 9101366 was granted and assigned to Arthrex on August, 2015 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Patent Applicant

Arthrex

Current Assignee

Arthrex

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

9101366

Date of Patent

August 11, 2015

Patent Application Number

14161041

Date Filed

January 22, 2014

Patent Primary Examiner

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Larry E Waggle, Jr.

Patent abstract

A flip retrograde cutting instrument and method of retrograde drilling using such an instrument. A method of forming a socket includes providing a flip retrograde cutter, inserting the cutter into a joint with a blade of the cutter in a straight position, pivoting the blade to a non-straight flip position, locking the blade in the flip position, and retrograde drilling a socket using the blade in the flip position.