Surgery – Instruments – Cutting – puncturing or piercing
Patent
1998-03-24
1999-06-01
Tucker, Guy V.
Surgery
Instruments
Cutting, puncturing or piercing
606170, A61B 1734
Patent
active
059084316
ABSTRACT:
Instruments for use in endoscopic carpal tunnel surgery include a cannula having a diameter suitable for passage in the carpal tunnel, a diametrically narrowing open tip to facilitate entry into the carpal tunnel and a matted interior surface to maximize visual clarity of the carpal tunnel display, an obturator having a diameter suitable for passage in the cannula end, a plow shaped tip which laterally shifts tendons and nerves from its path as the tip is passed in the carpal tunnel and a sway-back portion proximate the tip which maximizes the efficiency of the tip as it plows through the carpal tunnel tendons and nerves and a rasp having a rod of diameter suitable for passage in the cannula, a roughened face on an upwardly tapering trapezoidal cross-section tip for guiding penetration of the tip through the longitudinal slot in the cannula but limiting penetration of the tip therethrough, and a bend in the rod so that the roughened face of the tip is in substantially flush alignment with the ligaments when the tip is external of the cannula. Using these instruments, endoscopic carpal tunnel surgery is an approximately half-hour procedure requiring two one centimeter incisions. Resistance to passage of the instruments and the possibility of damage to tendons and nerves is reduced in comparison to known instruments. The resulting recovery period is in a range of two to three weeks. This smaller mass passed through the confines of the carpal tunnel and further compressing the median nerve results in markedly reduced post-surgical complaints.
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Catalano Frank J.
Tucker Guy V.
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