US 12,064,136 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, Byron, MN (US); Kevin Arnal, Excelsior, MN (US); and Sara Schlick, Excelsior, MN (US)
Assigned to Sonex Health, Inc., Rochester, MN (US); and Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US)
Filed by Sonex Health, Inc., Rochester, MN (US); and Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US)
Filed on Dec. 7, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/113,996.
Application 17/113,996 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 2021/0085416 A1, Mar. 25, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 17/3209 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 50/20 (2016.01); A61B 50/33 (2016.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 50/00 (2016.01); A61B 50/30 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01)
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)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A soft tissue cutting device, comprising:
a handle;
a shaft extending from the handle;
a blade at least partially within the shaft;
a blade shaft housed within the shaft and extending from the blade to the handle;
one or more balloons on the shaft;
a bellows in the handle, in fluid communication with the one or more balloons, the bellows comprising;
a body; and
a spring-biased plunger; and
a balloon activation lever coupled with the handle and pivotably coupled with the spring-biased plunger of the bellows, wherein the balloon activation lever is configured to move from an extended position to a depressed position to move the spring-biased plunger toward a distal end of the shaft to activate the bellows and thus inflate the one or more balloons, wherein the balloon activation lever is configured to deflate the one or more balloons by moving from the depressed position to the extended position and thus pulling a gas or a fluid from the one or more balloons into the bellows.