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US 2017/0303914 A1Published application
Meniscal repair devices, systems, and methods
AssigneeMedos International Sarl
InventorsMehmet Z. Sengun, David B. Spenciner, Richard M. Lunn, Joseph Hernandez, Scott A. Sigman
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Abstract
Meniscal repair devices, systems, and methods are provided.
Claims22
A surgical system, comprising:
- a cannula configured to have a surgical device advanced therethrough, the cannula including concentric inner and outer tubes that have distal ends fixed together, the outer tube being configured to move relative to the inner tube and thereby cause a distal portion of the cannula to articulate;
- and
- an actuator configured to be actuated to cause the movement of the outer tube relative to the inner tube.
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A surgical method, comprising:
- advancing a cannula through tissue of a patient such that a proximal portion of the cannula is located outside of the patient and a distal portion of the cannula is located within the patient, the cannula including concentric inner and outer tubes that have distal ends fixed together;
- with the distal portion of the cannula located within the patient, causing the distal portion to bend at an angle relative to a target tissue within the patient by moving the outer tube relative to the inner tube;
- and
- after causing the distal portion to bend, advancing a surgical device through the cannula.
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A surgical system, comprising:
- a cannula configured to have a surgical device advanced therethrough and including at least one of
- a first locking mechanism configured to lock the cannula in position relative to a tissue in which the cannula is positioned, and
- a second locking mechanism configured to lock the cannula in position relative to the surgical device advanced therethrough.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.