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US 12,635,995 B2Granted
Surgical device configured to strip and cut tendon
AssigneeArthrex, Inc.
InventorsJustin Boyle, Joshua Best, Jacob Jolly, Kenneth T. Helenbolt
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to a surgical device configured to both strip and cut a tendon. The harvested tendon can be used in various orthopedic procedures, such as ACL, PCL, and UCL reconstructions.
Claims17
A method, comprising:
- advancing an insert and a shaft of a surgical device relative to a tendon such that a portion of the tendon enters the insert via a window of the insert, and such that another portion of the tendon exits the insert by extending through a cutout proximal of the window, wherein the insert is adjacent a distal end of the shaft, wherein the insert provides a stripping tube, and wherein the shaft projects distally from a handle;
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- advancing a cutter of the surgical device distally relative to the insert and the shaft by applying a force to a cap connected to the cutter, wherein advancing the cutter severs the tendon by pinching the tendon between a distal edge of the cutter and a proximal edge of the stripping tube, wherein the cap is proximal to the handle, wherein the cutter is provided by a rod, wherein the rod is connected to a guide, and wherein the cap is connected to the guide such that the cap is rotatable relative to the guide about a central axis of the cutter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.