Systems and methods for treatment of compressed nerves
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1. A system for releasing a ligament, the system comprising:
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an outer tubular body comprising a proximal end and a plurality of first portions of a cutting structure, the proximal handle coupled to the proximal end of the outer tubular body; and
an inner flexible body extending through the outer tubular body and comprising a plurality of second portions of the cutting structure,wherein at least one of the inner flexible body or the outer tubular body is longitudinally displaceable relative to the other to combine the first portions of the cutting structure with the second portions of the cutting structure to form the cutting structure when the cutting structure is in a deployed state, andwherein at least one of the first portions and at least one of the second portions of the cutting structure align with each other to form a tooth or a serration structure of the cutting structure when the first portions and the second portions are combined in the deployed state.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a system for releasing a ligament. In one embodiment, the system includes a proximal handle, a tubular body, and a flexible body. The tubular body includes a proximal end and a distal end. The handle is coupled to the proximal end. The flexible body extends through the tubular body and includes a tissue cutting portion. The flexible body or tubular body is longitudinally displaceable to move the tissue cutting portion between a non-deployed state and a deployed state.
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1. A system for releasing a ligament, the system comprising:
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a proximal handle; an outer tubular body comprising a proximal end and a plurality of first portions of a cutting structure, the proximal handle coupled to the proximal end of the outer tubular body; and an inner flexible body extending through the outer tubular body and comprising a plurality of second portions of the cutting structure, wherein at least one of the inner flexible body or the outer tubular body is longitudinally displaceable relative to the other to combine the first portions of the cutting structure with the second portions of the cutting structure to form the cutting structure when the cutting structure is in a deployed state, and wherein at least one of the first portions and at least one of the second portions of the cutting structure align with each other to form a tooth or a serration structure of the cutting structure when the first portions and the second portions are combined in the deployed state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for releasing a ligament, the system comprising:
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a proximal handle; an outer tubular body comprising a proximal end and a plurality of first portions of a cutting structure, the proximal handle coupled to the proximal end of the outer tubular body; and an inner flexible body extending through the outer tubular body and comprising a plurality of a second portions of the cutting structure, wherein at least one of the inner flexible body or the outer tubular body is longitudinally displaceable relative to the other to integrate the first portions of the cutting structure in an unopposed orientation with the second portions of the cutting structure to form the cutting structure when the cutting structure is in a deployed state, and wherein at least one of the first portions and at least one of the second portions of the cutting structure align with each other to form a tooth or a serration structure of the cutting structure when the first portions and the second portions are integrated in the deployed state. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for releasing a ligament, the system comprising:
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a proximal handle; an outer tubular body comprising a proximal end and a first portion of teeth or serration structures that includes a first proximal surface and a first distal surface, the first portion of the teeth or the serration structures pointing radially outward from a longitudinal axis of the outer tubular body, the proximal handle coupled to the proximal end of the outer tubular body; and an inner flexible body extending through the outer tubular body and comprising a second portion of the teeth or the serration structures that includes a second proximal surface and a second distal surface, the second portion of the teeth or the serration structures pointing radially outward from a longitudinal axis of the inner flexible body, wherein at least one of the first portion or the second portion is longitudinally displaceable relative to the other to combine the first portion of the teeth or the serration structures with the second portion of the teeth or the serration structures to align the first proximal surface with the second proximal surface and the first distal surface with the second distal surface to form the teeth or the serration structures when the teeth or the serration structures are in a deployed state. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. A system for releasing a ligament, the system comprising:
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a proximal handle; an outer tubular body comprising a proximal end and a first portion of a cutting structure that includes at least a top portion of a tooth or a serration structure that points radially outward from a longitudinal axis of the outer tubular body, the proximal handle coupled to the proximal end of the outer tubular body; and an inner flexible body extending through the outer tubular body and comprising a second portion of the cutting structure that includes at least a bottom portion of the tooth or the serration structure that points radially outward from a longitudinal axis of the inner flexible body, wherein at least one of the inner flexible body or the outer tubular body is longitudinally displaceable relative to the other to combine and align the at least the top portion of the tooth or the serration structure with the at least the bottom portion of the tooth or the serration structure to form the tooth or the serration structure of the cutting structure when the cutting structure is in a deployed state. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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