Patent ID: 9597105
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A dissector comprising: a body; a first arm extending from the body to a first distal end thereof; a second arm extending from the body to a second distal end thereof; and a string with one end coupled to the first arm adjacent the first distal end and the other end coupled to the second arm adjacent the second distal end, the string being taut when the first and second arms are in an expanded configuration and the string being slack when the first and second arms are in a collapsed configuration, the string configured to dissect tissue when the first and second arms are in the expanded configuration; the dissector further comprising a vibration mechanism configured to oscillate the string at least one of traverse to a longitudinal axis of the body and along the longitudinal axis of the body, and wherein the vibration mechanism is disposed on the first arm.