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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2017
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventor:
Cemal Shener-Irmakoglu, Woburn, MA (US);
Assignee:
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32002 (2013.01); A61B 17/1644 (2013.01); A61B 17/1659 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1602 (2013.01); A61B 2217/005 (2013.01); A61B 2217/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
Example embodiments include a drive unit and a hub and cutting implement that may be coupled to the hub by use of a latch between the hub and the drive unit. The latch may be configured to couple with the drive unit at locations on the perimeter of the drive unit. Some embodiments of the invention also include one or both of resection controls and fluid management systems.