Instruments, devices, and related methods for soft tissue dissection
US10383651B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/32006
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A differential dissecting instrument for differentially dissecting complex tissue comprising is disclosed. The differential dissecting instrument comprises a rotary drive train having a central, longitudinal axis, a distal end, and a proximal end. The differential dissecting instrument also comprises at least one differential dissecting bluntwheel, wherein the at least one differential dissecting bluntwheel is rotatably associated with the distal end of the rotary drive train, has at least one axis of rotation substantially transverse to the central, longitudinal axis of the rotary drive train, and is rotated by the rotary drive train. The bluntwheel may comprise projections that are configured to differentially dissect a complex tissue when the differential dissecting instrument is in operation.
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