Surgical cutting tool

US12336730B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ARTHREX, INC. · US

Inventors

• Ryan Kellar · Naples, US
• Jerel Barrera · Leisure World, US
• Sanjeev Kakar · Rochester, US
• Matthew Daggett · Leawood, US
• Claudine Reider · Ontario, US
• Bob Weber · Boulder, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 6, 2022
• Grant date: Jun 24, 2025
• Expiry date: Dec 29, 2043

Classification

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

Abstract

A surgical cutting tool with a body having a proximal end and a distal end; a cannula rotatably extending from the distal end of the body, the cannula having a proximal end and a distal end; a cutting head removably coupled to the distal end of the cannula, the cutting head having a distal tip and a cutting window; a hollow shaft movably positioned inside the cannula, the hollow shaft having a blade; a suction connector in fluid communication with the hollow shaft, the suction connector being configured for connection to a suction source; a suction control configured to alter suction from the suction connector to the hollow shaft; and an actuator coupled to the hollow shaft for moving the blade of the hollow shaft relative to the cutting window of the cutting head.