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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2011
Applicant:
Richard J. Harp, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventor:
Richard J. Harp, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
Surgitech, LLC, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a reciprocating cutting tool such as a surgical file system for precisely removing bone and/or other tissue material. The system allows a user to maneuver the system and navigate into hard to access site. The tool may be used to perform a spinal decompression by removing tissue that impinges a spinal nerve.