Systems and methods for a slitter assembly
AssigneePacesetter, Inc.
InventorsRuss Terwey, Bradley Knippel
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Abstract
Systems and methods for slitting a delivery device are described. A slitter assembly for slitting the delivery device in accordance with the present disclosure includes a housing, a lock mechanism coupled to the housing, and a clamshell mechanism coupled to the lock mechanism. The clamshell mechanism defines a channel having an adjustable diameter and sized to receive a device. The slitter assembly also includes a blade configured to slit a tubular shaft of the delivery device.
Claims16
A slitter assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- a lock mechanism coupled to the housing, wherein the housing comprises a plurality of lock grooves, each lock groove configured to receive a lock feature of the lock mechanism;
- a clamshell mechanism coupled to the lock mechanism, wherein the clamshell mechanism defines a channel having an adjustable diameter and sized to receive a device, and wherein the lock mechanism is configured to lock the channel in an open configuration or a closed configuration depending upon which one of the lock grooves engages with the lock feature;
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- a blade configured to slit a tubular shaft of a delivery device.
A method for slitting a delivery device, the method comprising providing a slitter assembly including a housing, and a lock mechanism coupled to the housing, wherein the housing includes a plurality of lock grooves, each lock groove configured to receive a lock feature of the lock mechanism;
- capturing a device within a channel of a clamshell mechanism of the slitter assembly, wherein at least a portion of the device is held in a tubular shaft of the delivery device, and wherein the channel has an adjustable diameter and sized to receive the device, and wherein the capturing comprises (a) receiving, at one of the plurality of lock grooves, the lock feature and (b) locking the channel in an open configuration or a closed configuration using the lock feature;
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- pulling the delivery device through a blade of the slitter assembly while the slitter assembly and the device are stationary, wherein the blade is configured to slit the tubular shaft of the delivery device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.