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Slitter with adjustable shroud

US9119940B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

35References

34Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Medtronic, Inc. · US

Inventors

Ron A. Drake · St. Louis Park, US
Stanten C. Spear · Arden Hills, 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	Sep 1, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 20, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49826
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A slitter for slitting a guide catheter has a handle and a blade assembly 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. The blade assembly includes a user-deflectable portion coupled to the shroud for causing the shroud to flex in response to deflection of the user-deflectable portion. The handle and the blade assembly may be assembled from piece parts in a manufacturing method.

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