Tissue removal device and method
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1. A method for removing tissue from a biological target site in a patient comprising:
- inserting a multi-segmented articulating broach into the target site, wherein the broach comprises a first segment longitudinally distal to a second segment, and wherein the first segment is rotatably attached to the second segment, and wherein inserting comprises rotating the first segment with respect to the second segment, and wherein the rotation has a component of rotation around an axis parallel with a sagittal axis of the patient.
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Abstract
A tissue removal device for removing hard and/or soft tissue is disclosed. The device can have an elongated rigid shaft attached to an articulating broach. The device can be inserted through a transosseous delivery channel formed in a bone. The broach can articulate after passing through the transosseous delivery channel.
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1. A method for removing tissue from a biological target site in a patient comprising:
inserting a multi-segmented articulating broach into the target site, wherein the broach comprises a first segment longitudinally distal to a second segment, and wherein the first segment is rotatably attached to the second segment, and wherein inserting comprises rotating the first segment with respect to the second segment, and wherein the rotation has a component of rotation around an axis parallel with a sagittal axis of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for removing tissue from a biological target site in a patient comprising:
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inserting a multi-segmented articulating broach into the target site, wherein the broach comprises teeth, and wherein inserting comprises articulating between at least two segments of the broach, and wherein the articulation comprises rotating around an axis parallel with a sagittal axis of the patient; and debriding the tissue comprising oscillating the broach at the target site, further comprising scraping the tissue with at least some of the teeth. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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