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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2023
Applicant:
Medtronic Xomed, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Inventors:
Thoai Nguyen, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Phillip Berman, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Louis M. Shadeck, Dunnellon, FL (US);
Luis A. Brignoni, Delray Beach, FL (US);
Nawaz Maditheti, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Xomed, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 17/32 (2013.01); A61B 17/320016 (2013.01); A61B 17/32002 (2013.01); A61M 25/0054 (2013.01); A61M 25/0138 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00305 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00955 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320032 (2013.01); A61B 2217/005 (2013.01); A61B 2217/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is an instrument that may an interior tube and an external tube. The exterior tube may be fixed relative to an interior tube, where the interior tube may rotate or oscillate relative to the exterior tube. Further, the two tubes may be co-bent such that an angle is formed by both of the tubes.