Patent ID: 9445825
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A surgical device, comprising: a housing defining a first hole therethrough in a first direction and a second hole in a second direction, the second hole receiving a pin therein; a cannula having a proximal end disposed within the first hole and coupled to the housing, the cannula defining a passageway extending from the proximal end to a distal end that defines at least one slot; a driving handle movably coupled to the housing, the driving handle including a cutting blade disposed within the passageway of the cannula and including a distal end coupled to the distal end of the cannula, a proximal end configured to engage a distal end of the driving rod, and a reversibly deformable blade region disposed between the distal and proximal ends of the cutting blade, the deformable blade region sized and configured to be received within the at least one slot defined by the cannula, wherein the deformable blade region bends in response to rotational movement of the driving handle and driving rod relative to the housing in a third direction that causes the driving handle and driving rod to move axially toward the distal end of the cannula, and the deformable blade region straightens in response to rotational movement of the driving handle and driving rod relative to the housing in a fourth direction that causes the driving handle and driving rod to move axially away from the distal end of the cannula, and wherein the first, second, and third portions of the shaft of the driving handle are configured to engage the pin received within the second hole defined by the housing to prevent the driving handle from being disengaged from the housing while permitting axial and rotational movement of the driving handle and the driving rod relative to the housing.