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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2018
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Mark Thompson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Darrin Dickerson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Brett S. Bowman, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Christopher F. Kelly, Minneapolis, MN (US);
William W. Malecki, Minneapolis, MN (US);
David Francischelli, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Mark Stewart, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Thomas Daigle, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Douglas Gubbin, Minneapolis, MN (US);
David Kim, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Paul Rothstein, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Adam Podbelski, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Christopher Plott, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Benjamin K. Yaffe, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A method of surgical dissection of tissue with a dissector comprising: an elongate shaft comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the distal portion comprises a plurality of segments that articulate with respect to one another and the plurality of segments includes a distal segment having a distal end; and a handle attached to the proximal portion of the shaft, wherein the handle comprises controls for articulating the plurality of segments of the distal portion of the shaft with respect to one another, comprising the steps of: positioning the distal end of the dissector in a body; advancing the distal end through the body to dissect tissue; and simultaneously articulating the plurality of segments with respect to one another. A method of surgical dissection of tissue and guiding a second device to a desired physiological location with a first device.