Slitting tool

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2011-05-31

2011-05-31

Alie, Ghassem (Department: 3724)

Cutlery

Means for cutting elongate, strand-encircling sheath

C030S090400, C030S280000, C030S289000, C606S161000, C606S153000, C604S164050

Reexamination Certificate

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07950155

ABSTRACT:
A tool for slitting an elongate sheath from about an elongate member that is disposed within a longitudinally extending lumen of the sheath includes a longitudinally extending tail portion projecting rearward of a slitting edge and a nose portion of the tool; a lower surface of the nose portion is disposed beneath the slitting edge for engaging a portion of the elongate member. The tail portion of the tool, approximately aligned with the sheath lumen when the lower surface engages the elongate member and a leading edge of the nose portion is within the sheath lumen, is sized to fit within the sheath lumen after the sheath is slit by the slitting edge. A passageway between the nose portion and the tail portion allows a proximal segment of the elongate member to bend away from the tail portion when the elongate member is engaged by the nose portion.

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