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US 2024/0180586 A1Published application
Dura elevating and cutting apparatus
AssigneeDignity Health
InventorsRichard Li, Alexander Dasilva, Jake Xu, Ambike Bhraguvanshi, Michael Bohl
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Abstract
Various embodiments of a dural elevating and cutting apparatus and methods of use are disclosed herein.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a scalpel housing defining a handle and a shield storage slot, the scalpel housing terminating in a head portion, wherein a distal end of the head portion defines a tip configured for engagement with a blade;
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- a shield defining a blade shield in association with the head portion of the scalpel housing that captures a portion of the blade when in an engaged position and an elevator positioned distal to and extending beyond the blade shield.
A shield for a dura elevating and cutting apparatus, comprising:
- a stem having a proximal end and a distal end;
- a rotator defined at the proximal end of the stem and configured for engagement with a rotator receptacle of a scalpel housing of the dura elevating and cutting apparatus;
- an elevator defined at the distal end of the stem;
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- a blade shield defined along a midsection of the stem;
- wherein the stem is configured for engagement with a shield storage slot of the scalpel housing in a recessed position and the blade shield is configured for engagement with a head portion of the scalpel housing in an engaged position;
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- wherein the rotator is rotatable in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction between the recessed position and the engaged position.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a scalpel housing defining a handle and a shield storage slot, the scalpel housing terminating in a head portion;
- a blade shield that engages the head portion, including:
- an indentation defined along a lateral side of the blade shield for engagement with a blade while in an engaged position;
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- a brim defined along a direction of elongation of the scalpel housing, wherein the brim engages a spine of the blade while in the engaged position, and wherein a portion of a cutting edge of the blade is exposed while the blade shield is in the engaged position;
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- an elevator in association with the blade shield, the elevator being positioned distal to and extending beyond the brim along the direction of elongation of the scalpel housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.