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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2017
Applicant:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Inventors:
Samuel Yoon, Wyndmoor, PA (US);
Ryan Agard, Royersford, PA (US);
Jason Pastor, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Sean Suh, Morganville, NJ (US);
Daniel Waite, Pottstown, PA (US);
Assignee:
Globus Medical Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/3207 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/320016 (2013.01); A61B 17/32002 (2013.01); A61B 17/320725 (2013.01); A61B 17/320758 (2013.01); A61B 17/320708 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00261 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00685 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320064 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320733 (2013.01); A61B 2217/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tissue removal device including customizable tips and method of use thereof. The tissue removal device may include an outer shaft having a removable tip attached to the outer shaft and a rotatable inner shaft extending through the outer shaft and having a rotatable cutting portion extending from the inner shaft. Disc material may be cut and removed from a surgical area using an auger-like and/or suction mechanism to facilitate the transfer of removed tissue away from the surgical area.