Patent ID: 9314252
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A device for creating channels within bone tissue, comprising: a housing; a cannula size for insertion into bone tissue, the cannula extending from the housing and including a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, the proximal end portion of the cannula being rotatably connected to the housing such that the cannula and the housing are longitudinally fixed and rotatable relative to one another; and a generally elongated member for creating channels within bone tissue, the generally elongated member positioned within the cannula and having a first generally linear configuration for movement through the cannula, the elongated member having a portion that is selectively advanceable out of an opening in the distal end portion of the cannula and through bone tissue, wherein when the portion is advanced out of the opening the portion has a second generally non-linear configuration, and the portion being retractable into the opening in the distal end portion of the cannula, leaving a channel within bone tissue.