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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
May. 29, 2015
Applicant:
Medtronic-xomed, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Inventor:
Thoai Nguyen, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Xomed, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3205 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/3207 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3205 (2013.01); A61B 17/32002 (2013.01); A61B 17/320783 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2905 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320032 (2013.01);
Abstract
An inner member rotatable in an angled outer tubular member of a rotary surgical cutting instrument includes first and second tubular members. The first tubular member includes rigid proximal and distal portions comprised of a first material and a flexible intermediate portion comprised of a second material. The proximal portion includes a hub. The distal portion terminates at a distal end configured to couple with a cutting tip. The intermediate portion extends between and is fixedly coupled to the proximal and distal portions.