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Venous valve-incising device

US5087264A · kind A · utility

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22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 25, 1990
Grant dateFeb 11, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 25, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2017/22097
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A venous valve-incising device is made up of a flexible insertion member having a distal end, a hard tip attached to the distal end of the insertion member, and a coupling member for detachably coupling the hard tip and the distal end of the insertion member together. The hard tip includes a rod portion, and a curved portion curved at a predetermined angle with respect to the axis of the road portion and having a rear edge on which a cutting edge is formed.

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