Methods of reciprocation in a surgical shaver

US11213312B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Gyrus ACMI, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Kevin C. Edwards · Olive Branch, US
• Ahmad Alsaffar · Bartlett, US
• Joel Willhite · Memphis, US
• David C. Church · Millington, US
• Daniel R. Goldberg · Memphis, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 27, 2019
• Grant date: Jan 4, 2022
• Expiry date: Feb 27, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2217/005
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a medical device. The medical device includes a blade tube section, a motor, and a mechanical arrangement. The blade tube section includes an outer blade tube, inner blade tube, and a cutting window at a distal end of the blade tube section. The motor is offset from a central axis of the blade tube section. The mechanical arrangement is between the inner blade tube and the motor.