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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2014
Cannuflow, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Theodore R. Kucklick, San Jose, CA (US);
Martin Trieb, Cloverdale, CA (US);
Cannuflow, Inc., Campbell, CA (US);
Abstract
A removable, resilient atraumatic sheath for arthroscopic instruments. The sheath covers sharp edges on the arthroscopic instrument, particularly the distal tip of the rigid cannula, and thereby protects tissue and objects near a surgical site from accidental trauma. The sheath may be provided in the form of an inflow/outflow sheath that allows a surgeon to irrigate and drain a surgical field without the use of a separate irrigation instrument. The distal tip of the sheath may comprise a dissimilar material of a higher modulus of elasticity than the material comprising the remainder of the tube. The sheath is provided with a cylindrical grip on the proximal end to resiliently squeeze the proximal end of the arthroscopic instrument. A level is provided to move the grip radially outwardly to release the grip from the arthroscopic instrument.