Patent ID: 11911065
Assignee: REACH SURGICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. An ultrasonic surgical device comprising:
(a) an elongate waveguide having a longitudinal axis and a distal end; and
(b) a blade extending away from the distal end of the waveguide, said blade having:
a length,
a distal end,
one or more curve segments that includes first and second opposed faces extending lengthwise along at least a portion of the length of the blade, wherein each of said first and second faces has a width that extends perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the waveguide and a length that extends orthogonal to said width, and
a pair of hook portions, said hook portions located on opposite sides of the blade;, wherein said first and second opposed faces of the blade are spaced apart from one another along their respective lengths, the blade further comprising sidewalls extending between the first and second faces along either side of the blade and along at least a portion of the length of the blade, and further wherein each of said hook portions has an interior surface comprising a portion of a surface of revolution extending between the first and second faces of the blade, with the axis of rotation of each of said surfaces of revolution coinciding with the longitudinal axis of the waveguide.