CPC A61B 17/1662 (2013.01) [A61B 17/164 (2013.01); A61B 17/1668 (2013.01); A61B 17/1675 (2013.01); A61B 17/1717 (2013.01); A61B 17/1739 (2013.01); A61B 17/175 (2013.01); A61B 17/1764 (2013.01); A61F 2/38 (2013.01); A61F 2/3859 (2013.01); A61F 2/389 (2013.01); A61B 17/1615 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30604 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30736 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30884 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A broaching system comprising:
a shaft; and
a broach disposable over the shaft such that the shaft passes through a lumen of the broach, the broach having a head with a length extending from a trailing end to a leading end, a first outer surface that defines a conical shape that tapers from the trailing end toward the leading end, a second outer surface circumferentially separate from the first outer surface, the second outer surface including a first subpart and a second subpart separate from the first subpart, the first subpart having a first surface contour and the second subpart having a second surface contour different from the first surface contour.
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