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US 5,474,532 AGranted
Cutting blade for a vitreous cutter
AssigneeAlcon Laboratories, Inc.
InventorDennis L. Steppe
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Abstract
A cutting blade for a rotary vitreous cutter having an opening separated by a cutting bar having two cutting edges so that one of the openings is always in communication with the cutting port in the outer tube of the vitreous cutter as the cutting blade rotates.
Claims7
A cutting blade assembly for a rotary vitreous cutter comprising,
- a. an outer tube;
- b. a thin, hollow inner tube having a distal end received within the outer tube;
- and
- c. at least two openings on the distal end separated by a cutting bar, the cutting bar being smaller than the openings.
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A cutting blade assembly for a rotary vitreous cutter comprising,
- a. an outer tube;
- b. a thin, hollow, metal inner tube having a distal end received within the outer tube;
- and
- c. three openings on the distal end separated by a plurality of cutting bars, the cutting bars being smaller than the openings.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.