Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Soft tissue cutting device and methods of use
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Application No.: US17648627Application Date: 2022-01-21
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Publication No.: US11666356B2Publication Date: 2023-06-06
- Inventor: Darryl E. Barnes , Jay Smith
- Applicant: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Applicant Address: US MN Rochester
- Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Current Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Rochester
- Agency: Seager, Tufte & Wickhem LLP
- The original application number of the division: US14854775 2015.09.15
- Main IPC: A61B17/32
- IPC: A61B17/32 ; A61M25/10 ; A61B17/22 ; A61B17/30 ; A61B90/00

Abstract:
Some embodiments provide a soft tissue device, such as a transverse carpal ligament cutting device having one or more balloons that are deflated when the device is in an inactive position and are inflated when the device is in an active position. Other embodiments provide a soft tissue cutting method, such as a method of cutting a transverse carpal ligament that uses a soft tissue cutting device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220211406A1 SOFT TISSUE CUTTING DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE Public/Granted day:2022-07-07
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