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US 11,596,431 B2Granted
Apparatus with deployable probe and blade and methods of use
OwnerWilliam F. Gowski, Roy M. Taylorinventors
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Abstract
A device includes a handle, an apparatus for probing and cutting, and an adaptor. The handle includes one or more triggers. The apparatus for probing and cutting is connectable to the handle and includes an elongated member, a probe, and a blade. The probe and the blade are selectively deployable from the elongate member via activation of the one or more triggers on the handle. The adaptor is configured to selectively connect the apparatus to the handle in a predetermined orientation.
Claims19
A device comprising:
- a handle with one or more triggers;
- an apparatus for probing and cutting connectable to the handle, the apparatus comprising an elongated member, a probe, and a blade, the probe and the blade being selectively deployable from the elongate member via activation of the one or more triggers on the handle, the probe being mounted on a pivot pin and configured to pivot on the pivot pin between an undeployed state and a deployed state, the blade being moveable from an undeployed state to an extended state, the blade being configured to interface with the pivot pin to (i) guide the movement of the blade form the undeployed state to the extended state and/or (ii) limit the movement of the blade towards the deployed state;
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- an adaptor configured to selectively connect the apparatus to the handle in a predetermined orientation.
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An apparatus for probing and cutting, comprising:
- an elongate member having a proximal end and a distal end;
- a probe rotatably mounted to the elongate member near the distal end thereof, the probe being selectively movable between an undeployed state and a probing state via pivoting about a pivot pin, the probe comprising a target acquisition surface that:
- (i) is disposed within the elongate member and extends at least partially towards the distal end thereof when the probe is in the undeployed state, and (ii) extends at least partially from the elongate member and is closer to the proximal end of the elongate member when the probe is in the probing state;
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- a blade slidably and pivotally mounted to the elongate member such that the blade moves linearly in a direction generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the elongate member and pivots about a pivot point as the blade moves between an undeployed state and an extended state, the blade comprising a linear slot extending therethrough and configured to receive a blade pivot pin therein.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.