Cutting device and method of manufacture
US4481057A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 1981 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1034
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The cutting instrument of this invention is made by threading a heater assembly through a hollow cutting instrument body. A blade having a shank and a blade body including a cutting edge is secured within the hollow cutting instrument body at its shank portion such that the blade body extends from the hollow cutting instrument body. The heating assembly is secured to the blade body and to the cutting instrument body. The blade body is coated with a non-stick means.
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