Surgical cutting device

Details Surgical cutting device Surgical cutting device

2007-04-24

2007-04-24

Nguyen, AnhTuan T. (Department: 3731)

Surgery

Instruments

Cutting, puncturing or piercing

C083S586000, C030S360000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10898505

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a single-use surgical cutting device for cutting a planar piece of tissue into a predetermined shape. The cutting device comprises a housing having one or more side walls, a top, a base, and a hollow interior portion. A blade retaining member is disposed within the housing between and substantially parallel to the top and base such that the blade retaining member can move vertically between the top and base. A blade defining a predetermined tissue shape is disposed on the bottom surface of the blade retaining member. A pressure mechanism creates potential energy for exerting a downward force on the top surface of the blade retaining member, such that when the blade retaining member is released, the pressure mechanism forces the blade retaining member downward with sufficient force to cut the piece of tissue. An actuator is configured to release the blade retaining member only once without disassembling the housing and resetting the pressure mechanism. Thus, a piece of tissue can be placed beneath the bottom surface of the blade retaining member on or parallel to the base and the actuating mechanism can be actuated to release the downward force on the blade retaining member to cut the piece of tissue into the desired shape, but the cutting device cannot readily be reused by an operator.

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