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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2005
Theodore A. D. Novak, King Park, NY (US);
Werner Sladek-maharg, Coram, NY (US);
Dan Voic, Clifton, NJ (US);
Ronald R. Manna, Valley Stream, NY (US);
Theodore A. D. Novak, King Park, NY (US);
Werner Sladek-Maharg, Coram, NY (US);
Dan Voic, Clifton, NJ (US);
Ronald R. Manna, Valley Stream, NY (US);
Misonix, Incorporated, Farmingdale, NY (US);
Abstract
A surgical method utilizes a cutting blade having a thickness along a cutting edge of between about 0.0005 inch and about 0.020 inch and preferably between about 0.001 inch and 0.010 inch. The blade is moved in contact with relatively hardly tissues which are disposed adjacent to softer tissues at a surgical site in a patient. The blade is ultrasonically vibrated during the moving of the blade, whereby the hard tissue is cut with a modicum of damage being inflicted on the soft tissue.