Load-controlled auto-actuated skin incision device
US7316698B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 28, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/3209
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A skin incision device including a housing having a bottom surface with a slot formed therein, a top positioned on said housing and slidable in a direction toward the bottom surface, a blade pivotally positioned in the housing adjacent said slot, and a spring cooperatively positioned between said top and an interior of the housing. The spring is actuatable by the slidable movement of said top toward the bottom surface of the housing. The spring moves the blade between a pre-actuated position and a post-actuated position.
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