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US 2019/0336158 A1Published application
Combination device for endoscopic and arthroscopic surgical procedures
AssigneeAOD Holdings, LLC
InventorsThomas D. Ferro, Joseph R. Phillips, Austin T. Ferro, Donald J. Lee
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Abstract
A single-handed meniscal biter instrument for probing and resecting meniscal tissue. The instrument includes a main body configured to be held by one hand and a cutting mechanism coupled to the main body and configured to be operable by the same hand while held. The instrument also includes an extendable probe coupled to the main body, wherein the probe is configured to be independently operable by the same hand while being held.
Claims19
A device comprising:
- a housing having a first housing end and a second housing end;
- a pair of jaws including a biting surface, the pair of jaws located proximate to the second housing end and coupled to the housing such that the pair of jaws is pivotable relative to one another into an open position to receive a tissue between the pair of jaws and a closed position to cut the tissue between the pair of jaws;
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- an extendable probe coupled to the housing, the extendable probe is configured to be independently moved relative to the pair of jaws to pull the tissue into a position between the pair of jaws to be received by the pair of jaws in the open position.
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