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Device for shearing tissue

US11337722B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES · BE

Inventors

Nicolas Cauche · Brussels, BE
Orianne BASTIN · Lasne, BE
Jacques Deviere · Nivelles, BE
Sonia Dugardeyn · Braine-le-Comte, BE
Ricardo Rio Tinto · Lisbon, PT
Daniel BLERO · La Hulpe, BE
Cecilia Delattre · Koekelberg, BE
François Huberland · Ixelles - Elsene, BE
Alain Delchambre · Brussels, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 1, 2018
Grant date	May 24, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 8, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16H2007/081
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for shearing tissue in a human or animal body may include a first member made of a first material and a second member made of a second material. A thread is connected to the first member and to the second member, and the first and second materials show magnetic attraction between one another. A means is provided for pulling the thread between the first and second members.

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