Flexible drill and method of joining nitinol to dissimilar metals

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9006606
APP PUB NO 20110218538A1
SERIAL NO

13038556

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A flexible drill with a shaft having a nitinol portion (or nitinol region) provided between a stainless steel driver end and a stainless steel drill tip. The flexible drill with nitinol shaft is provided with a bearing surface to allow centering within a drill guide, low friction bearing and flexibility to drill around a curve. The bearing surface may be formed of a fluoropolymer such as LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene). The flexible drill shaft may be used through a drill guide, such as a curved drill sleeve.

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  • ARTHREX, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Sherman, Gary Scott Naples, US 8 428
Sterrett, Jerry F Naples, US 3 95

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