Cutlery – Means for cutting elongate – strand-encircling sheath – Longitudinally
Reexamination Certificate
2007-08-24
2011-10-25
Lucchesi, Nicholas D (Department: 3763)
Cutlery
Means for cutting elongate, strand-encircling sheath
Longitudinally
C604S164050
Reexamination Certificate
active
08042273
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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Bullemer Beth C.
Drake Ron A.
Fiedler Gary R.
Goode Johnson E.
Spear Stanten C.
Barry Carol F.
Lucchesi Nicholas D
Medtronic Inc.
Price Nathan R
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