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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Susan J. Drapeau, Collierville, TN (US);
Daniel A. Shimko, Germantown, TN (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/3205 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/30 (2006.01); A61B 17/221 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32056 (2013.01); A61B 17/320016 (2013.01); A61B 18/1482 (2013.01); A61B 17/22031 (2013.01); A61B 17/32053 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00349 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2215 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22079 (2013.01); A61B 2017/306 (2013.01); A61B 2017/32004 (2013.01); A61B 2018/141 (2013.01); A61B 2217/005 (2013.01); A61B 2218/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
Ablation devices useful for removing nerve and soft tissue via a minimally invasive procedure to alleviate pain are provided. The device comprises a cannula having an opening at a distal tip of the cannula, the opening configured for suction of a surgical site, and a movable tissue capture member having a portion disposed within the opening or adjacent to the cannula, the movable tissue capture member configured to capture tissue when moved in a first position. Methods for ablating nerve and/or soft tissue utilizing the ablation devices are also provided.