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Device and method for forming a spiral shaped opening in a stent

US9149947B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · US

Inventors

Jeff Zerfas · Bloomington, US
Mohamed Fazni Abdulaziz · Bloomington, US
Ray Amos · Boonville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 7, 2012
Grant date	Oct 6, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 20, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T83/647
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus includes a drive and a blade. The drive is configured to be operatively coupled to a tubular member. The drive is configured to move the tubular member from a first location with respect to the blade to a second location with respect to the blade. The blade is configured to rotate about an outer surface of the tubular member and to cut the tubular member as the drive moves the tubular member from the first location to the second location.

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