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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2018
Think Surgical, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Gibson Elliot, Fremont, CA (US);
THINK SURGICAL, INC., Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
A cutting device is provided that includes an expandable tube having a base and a hollow interior for receiving the implant therein. The expandable tube includes cutting segments extending from the base and terminating to form a distal end of the expandable tube. At least one of the cutting segments has a cutting end with cutting teeth at the distal end of the expandable tube. Spring shaped sections are provided that extend the cutting segments. A method for removing an implant from a target bone is also provided based on the cutting device. A system for removing material directly surrounding an outer surface of an implant in an intramedullary canal of a target bone is also provided based on the cutting device and a sheath. A retractable opening is formed of leaflets at a distal end of the sheath, and a proximal end opposite the distal end.