Patent · US Expired

Rotary cutter

US5980547A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 26, 1998
Grant dateNov 9, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 26, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B17/8863
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A rotary cutter having two telescopically related tubes with cutting edges on the distal ends thereof. Handles are attached to the tubes for relative rotation of the tubes and thereby effect cutting by the cutting edges. The cutting edges are circular and overlap each other for shearing cutting action upon rotation.

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