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Slitter with mechanical holding finger

US8042273B2 · kind B2 · utility

7Cited by

29References

50Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Medtronic, Inc. · US

Inventors

Ron A. Drake · St. Louis Park, US
Stanten C. Spear · Arden Hills, US
Johnson E. Goode · Maple Grove, US
Beth C. Bullemer · Maple Plain, US
Les Stener · Blaine, US
Gary R. Fiedler · Plymouth, US
Kendra Yasger · Big Lake, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 24, 2007
Grant date	Oct 25, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 19, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB26D2007/013
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A slitter for slitting a guide catheter is assembled from a handle, a blade assembly coupled to the handle, and a holding mechanism coupled to the handle. The blade assembly includes a shroud for receiving an elongated body of a medical device and a slitting blade having an exposed cutting edge to slit the guide catheter.

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