Hole cutter with vacuum slug removal
US6035750A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/9476
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hole cutter adapted for cutting holes through the sidewalls of medical catheters is fashioned from a hollow tube having a distal cutting end, a proximal ejection end and a lumen of smaller diameter near the cutting end. Slugs formed at the cutting end are extracted by suction applied to the ejection end, and are captured by a filter.
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