Patent ID: 8876845

Claim:
An apparatus for transecting a fascia or a ligament percutaneously, said apparatus comprising: a flexible guide comprising a spatula having a flat surface and sufficient tensile strength such that the flexible guide can be drawn taut beneath the fascia or ligament, and a cutting element having a blade for partially or fully transecting the fascia or ligament, said cutting element comprising a flat base slidably supported by the flat surface of the guide, and a cutting blade extending perpendicularly from said flat base, through a slot extending lengthwise of the guide, wherein the spatula has a detachable distal tip, said distal tip having wires or strings secured to said distal tip, such that said distal tip serves as an anchor at a distal skin portal thereby permitting the wires or strings to be drawn taut when tensile force is applied to them by pulling on the distal tip.