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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert W. Jackson, Dallas, TX (US);
Karen E. Kullas, Taunton, MA (US);
Augustus Felix, Cranston, RI (US);
Richard P. Rego, Jr., Mansfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 ; A61B 1/722 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 ; A61B 1/722 ;
Abstract
An improved irrigation system for removing arthritis causing fragments from a joint in the body includes a handpiece and a tip that is connectible to the handpiece. The tip includes a shaft that forms an irrigation lumen, and a debrider disposed along at least a part of the shaft. The debrider defines a substantially planar debriding surface for debriding the interior surfaces of the joint. The debrider may include a plurality of bristles extending from the shaft to the debriding surface.