US Patent Issued to Medtronic PS Medical on June 23 for "Oscillating surgical bone removal tool with angular displacement" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,142, issued on June 23, was assigned to Medtronic PS Medical Inc. (Goleta, Calif.).

"Oscillating surgical bone removal tool with angular displacement" was invented by Milton F. Barnes (Grand Prairie, Texas) and Michael Vu (Grand Prairie, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical device for cutting or shaving bone or tissue includes a housing having an elongated tube extending therefrom, the elongated tube configured to support a surgical tool at a distal end thereof. A gear assembly is disposed within the housing and is configured to control oscillation of the surgical tool. A motor is operably coupled to the housing and is con...