US Patent Issued on Nov. 3 for "Tool set for percutaneous extraforaminotomy and method of performing percutaneous extraforaminotomy using same" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,620, issued on Nov. 3.

"Tool set for percutaneous extraforaminotomy and method of performing percutaneous extraforaminotomy using same" was invented by Kyung-Woo Park (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are a tool set for percutaneous extraforaminotomy and a method of performing percutaneous extraforaminotomy using the same. The tool set includes: a stylet member including an elongated probe, a guide pipe, a cap, and a hub body; a trocar including a needle and a first handle; a cannula including a sleeve, a fixation shaft, and a handle; and a curette including a rod, a resection tip, and a second handle. Accor...