Patent ID: 9282980
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. An intervertebral tissue removal system comprising: an intervertebral tissue removal system conduit; a segmented expansion media configured to pass through the intervertebral tissue removal system conduit; and an expandable node comprising a plurality of abrading strands and operably connected to the intervertebral tissue removal system conduit so as to receive the segmented expansion media therein, the expandable node expandable from a first condition whereat the plurality of abrading strands define at least one opening having a first opening size, to an expanded condition whereat the at least one opening has a second opening size larger than the first opening size, wherein the second opening size is sized such that the segmented expansion media cannot pass through the at least one opening, such that insertion of the segmented expansion media through the intervertebral tissue removal system conduit and into the expandable node causes the expandable node to expand from the first condition to the expanded condition.