ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND CARTILAGE AND BONE SHAPING BLADES THEREFOR
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1. An ultrasonic surgical blade comprising:
- a blade body having an treatment region; and
at least one indentation formed in said treatment region of said blade body wherein each said indentation forms a tissue cutting edge with an outer surface of said blade body.
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Abstract
An ultrasonic surgical blade that includes a blade body that has a treatment region. At least one indentation can be formed in the treatment region of the blade body wherein each indentation forms a tissue cutting edge with an outer surface of the blade body. The indentation may comprise one or more holes, lumens, grooves or dimples or a combination of such structures. In various embodiments, one or more aspiration lumens are provided in the surgical blade which may ultimately communicate with an aspiration lumen or passage in an ultrasonic surgical instrument.
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33 Claims
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1. An ultrasonic surgical blade comprising:
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a blade body having an treatment region; and at least one indentation formed in said treatment region of said blade body wherein each said indentation forms a tissue cutting edge with an outer surface of said blade body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 33)
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18. An ultrasonic surgical blade comprising:
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a blade body having a substantially spherically-shaped treatment region; and at least one substantially sharp edge formed on at least a portion of said spherically-shaped treatment region. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An ultrasonic surgical instrument comprising:
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an ultrasonic transmission member having a proximal end and a distal end; and an ultrasonically actuated blade attached to the distal end of the ultrasonic transmission member, wherein the blade comprises; a blade body having an treatment region; and at least one indentation formed in said treatment region of said blade body wherein each said indentation forms a tissue cutting edge with an outer surface of said blade body. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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