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US 2021/0291395 A1Published application
Precision Skiver
AssigneeMayer Engineering, LLC
InventorTodd M. Mayer
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Abstract
A skiver for precise removal of outside material from an elongated device, such as a medical catheter or the like, includes a longitudinal recess in a surface and a transverse replaceable blade therein. A removable cover holds the blade in place. In some embodiments, the skiver has a handle extending from the skiver. In other embodiments, an automated mechanism is used to move the elongated device through the skiver.
Claims20
A skiver comprising:
- a body having front and back ends and top and bottom surfaces;
- a longitudinal recess of a predetermined cross section in the body;
- an opening in the body extending from the bottom to the recess;
- a blade disposed in the opening;
- and
- a first pair of motorized rollers, wherein the rollers are configured to move an object through the recess.
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A skiver comprising:
- a body comprising a top surface, a bottom surface and a magnet, the bottom surface comprising a longitudinal recess, the top surface defining a blade recess, the magnet adjacent to the blade recess, the body comprising an opening between the longitudinal recess and the blade recess;
- a blade oriented in the blade recess, the blade comprising a cutting edge, a portion of the cutting edge positioned in the opening;
- and
- a cover attached to the body, the cover comprising a lower surface;
- wherein the top surface of the body and the lower surface of the cover secure the blade directly adjacent to the cutting edge.
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A skiver comprising:
- a body comprising a longitudinal recess, a blade recess and an opening between the longitudinal recess and the blade recess;
- a blade oriented in the blade recess, the blade comprising a cutting edge, a portion of the cutting edge positioned in the opening;
- a cover attached to the body, the cover arranged to secure the blade;
- and
- a guide member moveable with respect to the body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.