Medical devices with cutting elements

Details Medical devices with cutting elements Medical devices with cutting elements

2005-06-29

2011-11-08

Hindenburg, Max (Department: 3736)

Surgery

Instruments

Blood vessel, duct or teat cutter, scrapper or abrader

C606S170000, C606S194000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08052703

ABSTRACT:
Medical devices having one or more cutting elements are disclosed. In some embodiments, a medical device includes an elongated catheter configured to be inserted into a body, and a cutting element carried by the catheter. The cutting element has an alloy including from about 12% to about 16% by weight of chromium, from about 0.5% to about 5% by weight of molybdenum, and iron. The alloy has a martensitic phase.

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