US PATENT SUBCLASS 606 / 168
.~.~ Cutter drive reversed to clean material therefrom


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606 /   HD   SURGERY

1  DF  INSTRUMENTS {42}
167  DF  .~ Cutting, puncturing or piercing {10}
168.~.~ Cutter drive reversed to clean material therefrom


DEFINITION

Classification: 606/168

Cutter drive reversed to clean material therefrom:

(under subclass 167) Subject matter comprising means to change the direction of cutter movement to remove material cut from cutter surface.

(1) Note. Patents in this subclass include probe-like cutters having the cutter located on their distal end with a drive means which can be reversed to unclog the cutter of the material removed from the body member being cut.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

79+, for bone or cartilage cutter having material removal means.

114+, for collecting means for removed tonsil, adenoid or polyp masses.

170+, for other probe-like cutters having suction means to remove cut material from the cutlery area.