Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Reexamination Certificate
2003-10-22
2008-03-04
Dawson, Glenn K. (Department: 3731)
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
C606S180000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07338495
ABSTRACT:
An angled tissue cutting instrument comprises an angled outer tubular member rotatably receiving a flexible inner tubular member. The inner member has a flexible region in correspondence with an angle of the outer member. The flexible region comprises a helically cut length portion of an elongate tubular body of the inner member and a continuous solid flexible surface secured to an outer surface of the body along the helically cut length portion. A method of fabricating a flexible inner tubular member involves forming a helical cut through the solid wall of a length portion of a tubular body and securing a continuous solid flexible surface to the outer surface of the body along the helically cut length portion to form a flexible region.
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Dawson Glenn K.
Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
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