CPC A61F 2/30988 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0218 (2013.01); A61B 17/1604 (2013.01); A61B 17/1659 (2013.01); A61B 17/1664 (2013.01); A61B 17/1671 (2013.01); A61B 17/3439 (2013.01); A61B 17/68 (2013.01); A61B 17/7055 (2013.01); A61B 17/7064 (2013.01); A61B 17/7065 (2013.01); A61B 17/7097 (2013.01); A61B 17/84 (2013.01); A61B 17/846 (2013.01); A61B 17/88 (2013.01); A61B 17/8872 (2013.01); A61B 17/92 (2013.01); A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3433 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3092 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3093 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30156 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30995 (2013.01)] | 11 Claims |
1. A broach for shaping a bore in bone to receive an implant, the broach comprising:
a distal end that comprises a plurality of cutting surfaces formed as teeth, each of which is disposed at an apex of the distal end and having a tip pointed distally to cut into bone; and
an elongate body portion extending proximally from the distal end, the elongate body portion comprising a longitudinal axis, exactly three faces, and exactly three apices each formed at the junction between adjacent faces,
the broach sized, configured and arranged to be withdrawn from the bone after shaping the bore.
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