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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Depuy Synthes Products, Llc, Raynham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/3207 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1671 (2013.01); A61B 17/1615 (2013.01); A61B 17/1617 (2013.01); A61B 17/1659 (2013.01); A61B 17/32002 (2013.01); A61B 17/320725 (2013.01); A61B 17/1633 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00261 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00685 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320024 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320733 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320766 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to material removal instrument for forming cavities in interior body regions, particularly cavities in intervertebral discs and vertebrae. The instrument includes a cannula and a rotation mechanism disposed at least partially within the cannula. A cutting element extends from the rotation mechanism and impacts and dislocates tissue as the rotation mechanism is rotated within the body. Dislocated tissue with withdrawn from the body via the cannula.