ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,792, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Medtronic Xomed LLC (Minneapolis).
"Microdebrider with stability interface bushing" was invented by Bo D. Turano (Jacksonville, Fla.) and Erik Papenfuss (Naples, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for removing tissue or bone includes a housing having an outer tube defining an inner lip. A middle tube is supported within the outer tube and includes an opening having teeth at a distal end thereof and a shoulder defined around an outer surface thereof proximate the opening. An inner tube is disposed within the middle tube and includes an opening having teeth at a distal end thereof in ...