Medamicus, Inc.

Thomas J Maloney

Eugene J Champeau

Each embodiment of the slitter includes a handle member having an arcuate section joined thereto, a knife blade, a clamp member having a lower arcuate portion, and a hinge for joining the clamp and handle members for hinged movement between catheter clamping and release positions, each of the arcuate section and arcuate portion having transversely opposite facing surface portions for clampingly engaging diametrically opposite surface portions of any one of the number of different outer diameter catheters, and at least one of the arcuate section and arcuate portion having a nose portion for entering between the clamped catheter and the introducer when the introducer is to be removed from the catheter without being moved over the proximal terminal end of the catheter. The knife blade is located radially outwardly of the surfaces that abut against the clamped cather and extends radially outwardly of the nose and is located rearward of the forwardmost part of the nose.

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Plymouth, MN, United States of America

Thomas J Maloney