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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2003
George Sikora, Bridgewater, MA (US);
Raymond A. Bojarski, Attleboro, MA (US);
Aaron Hecker, West Roxbury, MA (US);
George Sikora, Bridgewater, MA (US);
Raymond A. Bojarski, Attleboro, MA (US);
Aaron Hecker, West Roxbury, MA (US);
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TX (US);
Abstract
In one aspect there is a curved medical instrument comprising an outer member and an inner member. The inner member has a curved portion at a distal region of the inner member. The outer member is concentrically and movably coupled to the inner member and has a flexible transmission mechanism at a distal region of the outer member. The flexible transmission mechanism transmits a linear and/or rotational actuating force along the curved portion of the instrument. The inner member can include an opening configured to receive a target for cutting, such as a flexible fixating member and/or biological tissue.