US 12,336,732 B2
Tray for a soft tissue cutting device and methods of use
Darryl E. Barnes, Eagan, MN (US); Aaron Keenan, Austin, MN (US); Jay Smith, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US); Kevin Arnal, Excelsior, MN (US); and Sara Schlick, Excelsior, MN (US)
Assigned to Sonex Health, Inc., Eagan, MN (US); and Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US)
Filed by Sonex Health, Inc., Eagan, MN (US); and Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US)
Filed on May 1, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/652,207.
Application 18/652,207 is a continuation of application No. 18/226,138, filed on Jul. 25, 2023, granted, now 12,004,884.
Application 18/226,138 is a continuation of application No. 17/114,022, filed on Dec. 7, 2020, granted, now 11,890,119, issued on Feb. 6, 2024.
Application 17/114,022 is a continuation of application No. 15/783,224, filed on Oct. 13, 2017, granted, now 10,864,055, issued on Dec. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0285309 A1, Aug. 29, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 50/33 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/3209 (2006.01); A61B 50/00 (2016.01); A61B 50/20 (2016.01); A61B 50/30 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01)
CPC A61B 17/3209 (2013.01) [A61B 17/320036 (2013.01); A61B 50/20 (2016.02); A61B 50/33 (2016.02); A61M 25/10182 (2013.11); A61B 2017/00557 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320052 (2013.01); A61B 2050/005 (2016.02); A61B 2050/006 (2016.02); A61B 2050/3008 (2016.02); A61B 2090/062 (2016.02)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for cutting a transverse carpal ligament in a patient, the method comprising:
advancing a distal end of a shaft of a soft tissue cutting device into a carpal tunnel in the patient;
depressing a balloon activation lever on a handle of the soft tissue cutting device, to activate a bellows in the handle and thus inflate two balloons on either side of the shaft, wherein the shaft extends from the handle;
activating a locking mechanism on the balloon activation lever to lock the two balloons in an inflated state;
deploying a blade out of the shaft, between the two balloons, to cut the transverse carpal ligament;
moving the blade back inside the shaft;
unlocking the locking mechanism;
deflating the two balloons; and
removing the shaft of the soft tissue cutting device from the patient.