Patent ID: 8348966
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: A61B,A61G

Abstract:
1. A system for releasing a ligament, the system comprising: a tubular body comprising: a flexible body extending through the tubular body and comprising: a handle coupled to the proximal end of the tubular body and comprising a slidable actuator and a slider channel, the actuator coupled to the flexible body and configured to slide longitudinally along the slider channel to longitudinally displace the flexible body relative to the tubular body to move the tissue cutting portion between a non-deployed state and a deployed state, wherein the tissue cutting portion includes a plurality of saw teeth that are hidden within the tubular body so as to be enclosed by the wall of the tubular body when the flexible body is in the non-deployed state and are exposed in the window when the flexible body is in the deployed state to release the ligament.