Flexible tissue removal devices and methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9351741
APP PUB NO 20140074097A1
SERIAL NO

14082052

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A device for removing tissue from a patient may include an elongate flexible body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis therebetween, the elongate body having opposed first and second major surfaces with a lateral orientation across the axis, and a plurality of blades distributed laterally across the first major surface. Each blade may have a first end adjacent the first surface and extending to a cantilevered second end, a first edge between the first and second ends of the blade being oriented toward the distal end of the elongate body, a second edge between the first and second ends of the blade being oriented toward the proximal end of the elongate body, a height of the blade between its first and second ends, and an axial length of the blade between its first and second edges.

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SPINAL ELEMENTS INC3115 MELROSE DRIVE SUITE 200 CARLSBAD CA 92010

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Bleam, Jefferey Boulder Creek, US 21 5189
Bleich, Jeffery L Palo Alto, US 79 8709
Leguidleguid, Roy Union City, US 50 6102
Schmitz, Gregory P Los Gatos, US 69 5195
Spisak, Steven A San Jose, US 9 1065

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