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US 8,250,960 B2Granted
Catheter cutting tool
AssigneeCardiac Dimensions, Inc.
InventorsLouis R. Hayner, Evan M. Keech, Lucas S. Gordon
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Abstract
Systems and methods for cutting, or trimming, a catheter at a specified location along the length of the catheter. The catheter preferably includes a stop feature which interacts with an elongate member of the cutting system to determine the catheter is in a proper position to be cut.
Claims14
A catheter cutting system, comprising:
- a catheter cutting body including
- a channel defining a catheter cutting body bore adapted to receive an elongate member and a catheter therein, wherein the catheter comprises a stop feature, and
- a cutting member guide adapted to receive a cutting member therethrough,
- wherein the elongate member is adapted to be received within a first portion of the catheter, and wherein the elongate member is adapted to interact with the stop feature to determine that the catheter is disposed at a desired location within the catheter cutting body bore,
- wherein the cutting member further comprises a first catheter rotation element and wherein the system further comprises a second catheter rotation element adapted to be fixed in position relative to the catheter, wherein the first and second catheter rotation elements are adapted to mate such that the catheter is rotated as the cutting member is advanced through the cutting member guide.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.