Patent 7479144 was granted and assigned to Symmetry Medical on January, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An orthopaedic reamer including an at least partially hemispherical cutting head which is rotatable about a primary axis and at least one deployable wing connected to the cutting head. Each of the deployable wings are pivotable about a corresponding secondary axis. At least one corresponding secondary axis is in the same plane as the primary axis.