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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2018
Conmed Corporation, Utica, NY (US);
Sharon K. Anderson, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Khiem Pham, Largo, FL (US);
James Hutter, Largo, FL (US);
CONMED CORPORATION, Utica, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for cutting soft tissue with a retractable surgical cutting device (). The device () includes a handle () having a first channel () extending therethrough and a switch () located thereon. The switch () is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. An actuator () with a blade () extends through the first channel () and connects to the switch () within the handle (). An outer sheath () is connected to the handle () and surrounds the actuator () and at least a portion of the blade (). A drive mechanism () is connected to the switch () within the handle () such that when the switch () moves from the retracted position to the extended position, the actuator () moves from a retracted position to an extended position. In the retracted position, the blade () can be entirely within the outer sheath () and in the extended position, at least a portion of the blade () is positioned outside of the outer sheath ().