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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2021
Applicant:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Inventors:
Chad Glerum, Pennsburg, PA (US);
Myles Sullivan, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Mark Weiman, Downingtown, PA (US);
Albert Hill, Richboro, PA (US);
Tyler Hessler, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1633 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 17/1757 (2013.01); A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00261 (2013.01);
Abstract
Discectomy instruments and methods thereof. The discectomy instrument may include a cutter tip configured to release disc material between adjacent vertebrae. The cutter tip may be pivotable such that the cutter tip is positionable off-axis from an access port. The discectomy instrument may be a powered instrument with a constant velocity joint that acts as a point of articulation as well as drive transfer.