Surgical apparatus for performing endoscopic surgery at location

Details Surgical apparatus for performing endoscopic surgery at location Surgical apparatus for performing endoscopic surgery at location

1995-06-07

1997-04-15

Green, Randall L.

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

606167, 606170, 606190, 604104, 604 28, 128898, 128 4, A61B 1700

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056204469

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for performing endoscopic surgery at locations where tissue inserts into bone which includes cutting instruments having a novel knife blade with a blunted palpitation end to sever tissue without snagging while palpitating underlying tissue.

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