Patent ID: 8298240
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An expandable device for moving tissue, the device comprising: a first elongated member having a threaded portion; a second elongated member operably associated with a driving member, the driving member having a threaded portion constructed and arranged to engage the threaded portion of the first elongated member; a displacement mechanism including a lever; and a clutch mechanism associated with the displacement mechanism, wherein the lever extends laterally away from an outer surface of the clutch mechanism, and the driving member, the clutch mechanism having a first condition wherein upon movement of the lever for rotation of the displacement mechanism in a first direction, the driving member rotates in the first direction, the clutch mechanism having a second condition wherein upon movement of the lever for rotation of the displacement mechanism in a second direction different from the first direction, the driving member remains stationary without rotating.