US 12,232,759 B2
Surgical device for use in endoscopic carpal tunnel release (ECTR), endoscopic cubital tunnel release (ECuTR), and endoscopic plantar fasciitis release (EPFR)
Paul J. Bright, Ventnor, NJ (US); John L. Washeleski, Ventnor, NJ (US); and Jon Hernandez, Ventnor, NJ (US)
Assigned to Nanice Medical Solutions LLC, Ambler, PA (US)
Filed by Extremity Orthopedics, LLC, Ventnor, NJ (US)
Filed on Oct. 11, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/067,710.
Application 17/067,710 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/001,887, filed on Jun. 6, 2018, granted, now 10,806,481.
Application 16/001,887 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/282,839, filed on Sep. 30, 2016, granted, now 11,033,291.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/236,728, filed on Oct. 2, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0106352 A1, Apr. 15, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 17/320036 (2013.01) [A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 90/361 (2016.02); A61B 2017/0023 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00362 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00889 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320052 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical guide and surgical cutting tool comprising:
the surgical guide comprising:
a head comprising a tool opening therethrough; and
two prongs attached to the head;
wherein a gap separating the two prongs is in fluid communication with the tool opening in the head, wherein the gap narrows from the two prongs towards the head;
wherein the tool opening in the head comprises a blade slot and at least one camera opening; and
the surgical cutting tool comprising:
a blade portion including a cutting blade; and
a handle portion attached to the blade portion;
wherein the blade portion is shaped to fit within the blade slot and extend into the gap between the two prongs;
wherein the handle portion has a bottom face that contacts a guide end face to prevent the blade portion from extending further into the gap;
wherein a camera opening in the surgical cutting tool and the at least one camera opening are in fluid communication with each other.