ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,747, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Gyrus ACMI Inc. (Westborough, Mass.).
"Articulating debrider blade tip and handpiece control" was invented by Joey Magno (Dudley, Mass.), Michael Sansoucy (Wrentham, Mass.), Richard M. Braga (North Easton, Mass.) and Scott Wudyka (Marlborough, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handheld surgical instrument having a handpiece and a shaft extending from the handpiece is provided. The instrument includes a cutting implement disposed at a distal end of the shaft and an articulation portion disposed proximate to the cutting implement. The articulation portion includes a set of first slits and a ...