Surgery – Instruments – Cutting – puncturing or piercing
Reexamination Certificate
2007-06-05
2007-06-05
Woo, Julian W. (Department: 3731)
Surgery
Instruments
Cutting, puncturing or piercing
C606S180000, C600S566000
Reexamination Certificate
active
09983810
ABSTRACT:
A surgical instrument includes a cutting member with an implement for cutting tissue, and a drive coupled to the cutting member to simultaneously rotate and translate the cutting member in response to a force applied to the drive. A method of cutting tissue includes positioning an outer member such that tissue is located within the outer member, engaging the tissue with an inner member, and simultaneously rotating and translating the inner member to cut the tissue. A tangential cutting force is applied to the tissue with the inner member to mechanically cut the tissue. The inner member is mechanically driven to undergo simultaneous rotation and translation.
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Cassidy, Jr. Roger R.
Cesarini Peter M.
Drucker Karen
Jezierski Rafal
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Smith & Nephew Inc.
Woo Julian W.
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