Patent 11666356 was granted and assigned to Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (MFMER) on June, 2023 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Some embodiments provide a soft tissue device, such as a transverse carpal ligament cutting device having one or more balloons that are deflated when the device is in an inactive position and are inflated when the device is in an active position. Other embodiments provide a soft tissue cutting method, such as a method of cutting a transverse carpal ligament that uses a soft tissue cutting device.