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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2005
Applicants:
Hassan A. Serhan, S. Easton, MA (US);
Andrew Dooris, Fall River, MA (US);
Inventors:
Hassan A. Serhan, S. Easton, MA (US);
Andrew Dooris, Fall River, MA (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Acromed, Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of removing a nucleus pulposus from an intervertebral disc, involving rotating a distal end head of an instrument so that flexible protrusions thereon will cut nucleus pulposus native material.