US 2022/0031348 A1 · CHONDROTOME

Abstract

A surgical cutting device for cutting and removing cartilage from a diseased area. The surgical cutting device includes an elongated shaft having a proximal portion and a distal portion connected between a proximal end and a distal end. A central longitudinal axis extends through the elongated shaft. The proximal portion has a first diameter and the distal portion has a second diameter. The first diameter being larger than the second diameter. The cutting device also includes a cutting tip at the distal end of the elongated shaft. The cutting tip extends along a second axis at an angle relative to the central longitudinal axis and includes a curved blade. The curved blade includes an inner wall extending to a base of the cutting tip.

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Dependent claims

A surgical cutting device, comprising:

an elongated shaft having a proximal portion and a distal portion connected between a proximal end and a distal end;
a central longitudinal axis extending through the elongated shaft;
wherein the proximal portion has a first diameter and the distal portion has a second diameter, the first diameter being larger than the second diameter;
a cutting tip at the distal end of the elongated shaft, extending at an angle relative to the central longitudinal axis;
wherein the cutting tip comprises a curved blade.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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