Patent ID: 8608765
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A device for minimally invasive tendon sheath release, comprising: a handle having a cavity contained therein; a sheath having a proximal and a distal end wherein the proximal end projects from the cavity and the distal end of the sheath has a top and a bottom portion; a guide probe having a spherical tip attached to the bottom portion of the distal end of the sheath; a dorsal outrigger guide having a spherical tip attached at the top portion of the distal end of the sheath; a cutting blade disposed between the guide probe and the dorsal outrigger guide; a hemi-cannula disposed on the distal end of the sheath further comprising wherein the hemi-cannula may be moved proximally to expose the guide probe or distally to contain the guide probe.