US 12,185,972 B2
Cutting apparatus
Sujit Sivadas, San Diego, CA (US); Wei-Hsiang Chang, San Diego, CA (US); and John C. Love, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to Nuvasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/519,707.
Prior Publication US 2023/0143304 A1, May 11, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 17/3211 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 17/3211 (2013.01) [A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 2017/320052 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical cutting apparatus comprising:
a housing defining a scalpel guide;
a scalpel longer than a length of the housing and having a movement path constrained by the scalpel guide;
a handle coupled to a proximal end of the scalpel; and
a blade holder at a distal end of the scalpel,
wherein the scalpel is pivotably coupled to the housing, and
wherein the handle further comprises a lock configured to selectively resist the scalpel pivoting in relation to the housing.