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Systems and methods for treatment of compressed nerves

US8721668B2 · kind B2 · utility

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61References

17Claims

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Assignee

Thayer Intellectual Property, Inc. · US

Inventors

Bruce M. McCormack · San Francisco, US
Edward Fletcher Eyster · Helena, US
Jeffrey D. Smith · Stillwater, US
Edward Liou · Los Altos, US
Jonathan Carver · Millbrae, US
Peter How · Sunnyvale, US
Joshua Druker · Redwood City, US
Martin Leugers · San Francisco, US
Shigeru Tanaka · Rue de l'Église, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 18, 2012
Grant date	May 13, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 18, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/32006
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a system for releasing a ligament. In one embodiment, the system includes a proximal handle, a tubular body, and a flexible body. The tubular body includes a proximal end and a distal end. The handle is coupled to the proximal end. The flexible body extends through the tubular body and includes a tissue cutting portion. The flexible body is longitudinally displaceable relative to the tubular body to move the tissue cutting portion between a non-deployed state and a deployed state.

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