Medical cutting devices and methods of use
US7329267B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/3209
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Intravascular cutting device that does not require an inflatable balloon for blade deployment. A cutting wire can be reversibly moved between a retracted, non-cutting position in which the cutting wire does not contact tissue and an extended, cutting position in which the cutting wire does contact tissue.
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