Radially expanding debridement tools
US11660100B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 25, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/0417
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed are radially expanding debridement tools configured to pass through an access channel present in a first tissue of a living being, expand radially, and create a void in a second tissue of the living being upon being advanced distally through the access channel and into the second tissue while being rotated, wherein the shape of the void comprises at least one step. Further disclosed are debridement systems and methods of treating tissue defects in living beings.
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