Device for slitting an introducer for a pacemaker lead
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Apr 12, 2007
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Oct 6, 2006
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Oct 7, 2005
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The invention provides a device for slitting a tubular introducer to liberate the tubular introducer from an elongate object introduced into the body of a patient along an axis. The device includes a substantially rigid blade having a cutting edge aligned with the axis, a substantially rigid elongate guide aligned with the axis and integral with the blade, the elongate guide being adapted and configured to engage an exposed portion of the elongate object extending from within the tubular introducer, and an elongate handle disposed on the blade, the handle being aligned with the axis and being of a different material than the guide. The invention also provides a method of manufacturing a device for slitting a tubular introducer.
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