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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
May. 15, 2019
Applicant:
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Inventors:
Darryl E. Barnes, Byron, MN (US);
Jay Smith, Byron, MN (US);
Assignee:
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, Rochester, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/30 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/320036 (2013.01); A61B 17/320016 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22061 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22065 (2013.01); A61B 2017/306 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320048 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0801 (2016.02); A61B 2217/005 (2013.01); A61M 25/10182 (2013.11);
Abstract
Some embodiments provide a soft tissue device, such as a transverse carpal ligament cutting device having one or more balloons that are deflated when the device is in an inactive position and are inflated when the device is in an active position. Other embodiments provide a soft tissue cutting method, such as a method of cutting a transverse carpal ligament that uses a soft tissue cutting device.