Cutting device

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1998-01-06

2000-01-18

Mancene, Gene

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

606174, A61B 1756, A61B 1732

Patent

active

060154128

ABSTRACT:
A cutting device for cutting tissue is particularly useful during endoscopic knee surgery. The device includes first and second co-operating jaw parts which are operable to close together to cut an object placed therebetween and a gripping member for gripping the object to be cut during an earlier part of the jaw closing action thus preventing tissue slippage during cutting. A method of using the cutting device is also disclosed.

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