Slitter with adjustable shroud

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9119940
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11844912

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A slitter for slitting a guide catheter has a handle and a blade assembly coupled to the handle. The blade assembly includes a shroud for receiving an elongated body of a medical device and a slitting blade having an exposed cutting edge to slit the guide catheter. The blade assembly includes a user-deflectable portion coupled to the shroud for causing the shroud to flex in response to deflection of the user-deflectable portion. The handle and the blade assembly may be assembled from piece parts in a manufacturing method.

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MEDTRONIC INC710 MEDTRONIC PARKWAY NE MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bullemer, Beth C Maple Plain, US 11 140
Drake, Ron A St. Louis Park, US 12 142
Fiedler, Gary R Forest Lake, US 20 1209
Spear, Stanten C Arden Hills, US 45 1332
Stener, Les Blaine, US 7 79
Yasger, Kendra Big Lake, US 24 918

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