US Patent 7753920 Breast surgery method and apparatus

Patent 7753920 was granted and assigned to Rex Medical on July, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Rex Medical

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

77539200

Patent Inventor Names

James F. McGuckin, Jr.0

Date of Patent

July 13, 2010

Patent Application Number

113897530

Date Filed

March 27, 2006

Patent Primary Examiner

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Pedro Philogene

Patent abstract

A surgical apparatus for cutting a tissue mass comprising an elongated housing having a distal portion, a rotatable shaft positioned in the elongated housing, and a plurality of flexible electrocautery cutting blades extending from the housing, wherein the plurality of cutting blades are radially expandable from a first position defining a first diameter to a second larger diameter and the blades are rotatable and transmit electrical energy to cut the tissue mass.