Carevature Medical Ltd. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160081708 | FLEXIBLE SURGICAL DEVICE FOR TISSUE REMOVAL - An elongate tool with a cutting end. In some embodiments the end is bendable. Optionally, the end is bendable between two cutting edges. Optionally or alternatively, the end includes both a forward cutting edge and a side cutting edge. The tool may be sized for hand-held use, with control from outside the body, for treating a spinal stenosis. | 03-24-2016 |
20150342619 | TISSUE REMOVAL DEVICE - A device for cutting tissue including (a) an elongated shaft body defining a drive lumen, (b) a cutting head extending from a distal end of the elongated shaft body and being rotatable via a drive shaft disposed within the drive lumen, and (c) a retainer for keeping the cutting head attached to the shaft body if the cutting head becomes detached from the drive shaft or if the drive shaft breaks. A flexible drive shaft including (i) a core configured for resisting helixing, and (ii) at least one outer layer configured for transferring torque. A method of producing a flexible drive shaft including providing a core configured for resisting helixing, and wrapping the core with at least one outer layer of wires configured for maintaining high torsional rigidity. Related apparatus and methods are also described. | 12-03-2015 |
20130110145 | FLEXIBLE SURGICAL DEVICE FOR TISSUE REMOVAL | 05-02-2013 |