Manipulation and cutting system and method
US7842058B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 2, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/036
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for rapid manipulation and cutting that includes a housing, a first cutting element, and a drive mechanism adapted to be mounted at least partly within the housing and connected to the first cutting element for imparting relative motion to the first cutting element as a combination of slicing and downward forces at the portion of the first cutting element which is adapted to contact the tissue.
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