ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,598, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Relign Corp. (Santa Clara, Calif.).
"Arthroscopic devices and methods" was invented by Aaron Germain (San Jose, Calif.) and Jeff Norton (Emerald Hills, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tissue resecting device includes an outer sleeve having an axial bore extending along a longitudinal axis from a proximal end to a distal end and opening to an outer window near the distal end. An inner sleeve is rotatably received in the axial bore of the outer sleeve and has an axial channel adapted for communication with a negative pressure source. A distal housing is attached to a distal end of the inn...