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Patent No.:

US 10159496 B1

Date of Patent:

Dec. 25, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 06, 2015

Method, implant and instruments for percutaneous expansion of the spinal canal

Applicant:

Innovative Surgical Designs, Inc., Bloomington, IN (US);

Inventors:

D. Greg Anderson, Moorestown, NJ (US);

Wayne Beams, Bloomington, IN (US);

Ed Morris, Bloomington, IN (US);

Jonathan Rinehart, Bloomington, IN (US);

Barry Turner, Columbus, IN (US);

Assignee:

Innovative Surgical Designs, Inc., Bloomington, IN (US);

Attorney:

Blank Rome LLP

Primary Examiner:

Olivia C Chang

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/14 (2006.01); A61B 50/30 (2016.01); A61B 50/33 (2016.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

A61B 17/1671 (2013.01); A61B 17/14 (2013.01); A61B 50/30 (2016.02); A61B 50/33 (2016.02); A61B 17/1604 (2013.01); A61B 17/1659 (2013.01); A61B 17/320016 (2013.01); A61B 2050/3008 (2016.02);

Abstract

A bone saw and a method for using the bone saw. The bone saw includes a saw blade comprising a distal end, a proximal end, and a distal tip comprising a cutting edge. The flexible saw blade is rectangular in shape over at least a portion thereof. The bone saw further includes a saw handle base insert a saw shaft tip assembly comprising an opening through which the flexible saw blade is advanced. The saw shaft tip assembly may comprise a saw shaft tip comprising a channel comprising a distal end and a proximal end and a saw channel insert disposed within the channel of the saw shaft tip to form a lumen between the saw shift tip and the saw channel insert. The bone saw may further comprise a saw blade advancement mechanism coupled to the flexible saw blade for moving the flexible saw blade in discrete amounts.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Anderson, D.. (2018). Method, implant and instruments for percutaneous expansion of the spinal canal (U.S. Patent No. 10159496). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10159496

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