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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2011
Bruce M. Mccormack, San Francisco, CA (US);
Edward Fletcher Eyster, St. Helena, CA (US);
Jeffrey D. Smith, Clayton, CA (US);
Edward Liou, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jonathan Carver, Sausalito, CA (US);
Peter How, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Joshua Druker, Redwood City, CA (US);
Martin Leugers, San Francisco, CA (US);
Shigeru Tanaka, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Joseph G. Mccormack, Jackson Hole, WY (US);
Bruce M. McCormack, San Francisco, CA (US);
Edward Fletcher Eyster, St. Helena, CA (US);
Jeffrey D. Smith, Clayton, CA (US);
Edward Liou, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jonathan Carver, Sausalito, CA (US);
Peter How, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Joshua Druker, Redwood City, CA (US);
Martin Leugers, San Francisco, CA (US);
Shigeru Tanaka, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Joseph G. McCormack, Jackson Hole, WY (US);
Thayer Intellectual Property, Inc., Lafayette, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a system for releasing a ligament. In one embodiment, the system includes a proximal handle, a tubular body, and a flexible body. The tubular body includes a proximal end and a distal end. The handle is coupled to the proximal end. The flexible body extends through the tubular body and includes a tissue cutting portion. The flexible body or tubular body is longitudinally displaceable to move the tissue cutting portion between a non-deployed state and a deployed state.