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US 12,539,163 B2Granted
Unitary endoscopic vessel harvesting devices with a visual cue to identify orientation of cutting elements
AssigneeBiomet Microfixation, LLC
InventorsMark Orphanos, Matt Petrides
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Abstract
Unitary endoscopic vessel harvesting devices with an elastic force are disclosed. In some embodiments, such devices comprise an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end, a tip disposed at the distal end of the elongated body. The tip having a visual cue indicating a location of at least one cutting element extending from the elongated body.
Claims21
A surgical device, comprising:
- an elongated body including a tip at a distal end of the elongated body and a lumen extending through the elongated body, the tip including a transparent portion;
- an endoscope received in the lumen of the elongated body;
- a cutting unit including a first cutting portion and a second cutting portion and being moveable in a longitudinal direction distally from a retracted position toward the distal end of the elongated body, wherein at least one of the first cutting portion and the second cutting portion is rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the elongated body during use of the surgical device;
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- a visual cue disposed on the tip of the elongated body such that the visual cue is visible by an operator looking through the transparent portion of the tip with the endoscope during use of the surgical device to give the operator an indication of an exact angular position of an exit point of at least one of the first cutting portion and the second cutting portion circumferentially about the longitudinal axis of the elongated body when the cutting unit is in the retracted position so that interference with adjacent tissue structures can be avoided as the cutting unit is moved from the retracted position toward the tip.
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A surgical device, comprising:
- an elongated body including a tip arranged at a distal end of the elongated body, the tip including a transparent portion;
- a retractable surgical tool having a retracted configuration where the retractable surgical tool is completely retracted into the elongated body and an extended configuration where a distal end of the retractable surgical tool extends distal of the tip;
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- a visual cue disposed on the tip of the elongated body such that the visual cue is visible by an operator looking through the transparent portion of the tip during use of the surgical device to give the operator an indication of an exact angular position of an exit point of at least a first cutting portion of the retractable surgical tool circumferentially about a longitudinal axis of the elongated body when the retractable surgical tool is in the retracted configuration such that interference of the first cutting portion with adjacent tissue structures can be avoided as a visual cue disposed on the tip of the elongated body such that the visual cue is visible by an operator is moved from the retracted configuration toward the extended configuration.
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A surgical device, comprising:
- an elongated body including a tip at a distal end of the elongated body and a lumen extending through the elongated body, the tip including a transparent portion;
- an endoscope received in the lumen of the elongated body;
- a cutting unit including a first RF electrode and a second RF electrode being moveable in a longitudinal direction from within the elongated body toward the distal end of the elongated body for subsequently harvesting a tissue;
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- a visual cue disposed on the tip of the elongated body and acting as a reference point for an operator looking through the transparent portion of the tip with the endoscope during use of the surgical device for determining an exact exit point of the first RF electrode from within the elongated body so that rotational adjustment of the elongated body can be made, as necessary, to permit the first RF electrode to:
- (1) avoid damaging non-harvested tissue and/or (2) be closer to the tissue for subsequent harvesting when the first RF electrode is advanced from within the elongated body toward the tip of the elongated body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.