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US 8,409,197 B2Granted
Methods of cutting tissue using a medical instrument
AssigneeBoston Scientific Miami Corporation
InventorCharles R. Slater
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Abstract
In an embodiment, a method for cutting tissue comprising inserting at least a portion of a medical instrument into a body; and cutting tissue of the body with first and second blades of the medical instrument, wherein the first blade includes: a first member having a shearing surface; an electrically insulative member supported by the first member; and a conductive member adjacent to the electrically insulative member and electrically insulated from the first member by the electrically insulative member.
Claims20
A method for cutting tissue comprising:
- inserting at least a portion of a medical instrument into a body;
- and
- cutting tissue of the body with first and second blades of the medical instrument, wherein the first blade includes:
- a first member having a shearing surface;
- an electrically insulative member supported by the first member;
- and a conductive member adjacent to the electrically insulative member and electrically insulated from the first member by the electrically insulative member.
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A method for cutting tissue comprising:
- inserting at least a portion of a medical instrument into a body;
- and
- cutting tissue of the body with first and second blades of the medical instrument, the instrument including a mounting portion for pivotally mounting the first blade with the second blade, wherein the first blade includes:
- a first member having a shearing surface;
- an electrically insulative member adjacent to the first member and extending to the mounting portion;
- and a conductive member adjacent to the electrically insulative member and electrically insulated from the first member by the electrically insulative member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.