Patent · US Expired

Electrocauterizing tool for orthopedic shave devices

US6214001A · kind A · utility

126Cited by

124References

33Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Oratec Interventions, Inc. · US

Inventors

Christopher D. Casscells · Wilmington, US
Ramiro Reyes · Union City, US
Hugh R. Sharkey · Redwood City, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 24, 1998
Grant date	Apr 10, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 24, 2018

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2018/1861
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is a surgical apparatus including a surgical instrument including a housing and a cannula, and a surgical tool including a shaft and a tip, and a drive interface and an electrical interface, and the drive interface producing a surgical motion of the tip, and the electrical interface producing a cauterizing action of the tip. Also disclosed is a cutting and cauterizing device for connection to a surgical instrument. Additionally, methods for using both the surgical apparatus and the cutting and cauterizing device are disclosed.

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