SURGICAL MICRO-SHEARS AND METHODS OF FABRICATION AND USE

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20170095264A1
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15292029

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Methods and devices are provided for use in medical applications involving tissue removal. One exemplary powered scissors device includes a distal housing having a fixed cutting arm located thereon, an elongate member coupled to the distal housing and configured to introduce the distal housing to a target tissue site of the subject, a rotatable blade rotatably mounted to the distal housing, the rotatable blade having at least one cutting element configured to cooperate with the fixed arm to shear tissue therebetween, a crown gear located at a distal end of an inner drive tube, and a first spur gear configured to inter-engage with the crown gear and coupled with the rotatable blade to allow the crown gear to drive the rotatable blade.

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MICROFABRICA INC7911 HASKELL AVENUE VAN NUYS CA 91406

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Miller, Eric C Northridge, US 38 1969
PEREA, Juan Diego Campbell, US 18 1657
SCHMITZ, Gregory P Los Gatos, US 73 5680
WU, Ming-Ting Northridge, US 22 389

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