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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2011
Applicants:
Philippe Gedet, Oberdorf, CH;
Andreas Appenzeller, Oberdorf, CH;
Daniel Fluri, Oberdorf, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3209 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3209 (2013.01); A61B 17/320016 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320052 (2013.01); A61B 2019/306 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for elongating a tendon including a cutting blade and a cutting guide supporting the cutting blade in such a way that the cutting blade is movable through at least a portion of a tendon in a helical path so as to make a helical cut in the tendon which allows elongation of the tendon.