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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2017
Scientia Vascular, Llc, West Valley City, UT (US);
Jeff Christian, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Ryan Christian, Gilroy, CA (US);
James A. Gasbarro, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Scott K. Boehmke, Wexford, PA (US);
John Lippert, Park City, UT (US);
Scientia Vascular, LLC, West Valley City, UT (US);
Abstract
This disclosure describes a micro-cutting machine for forming cuts in catheters, guidewires, and similar products. The micro-cutting machine can directly control the dimensions of the resultant beams being cut into these types of products, and can also capture images of each cut for feedback control and accuracy verification. The micro-cutting machine has two cutting blades each with cutting edges aligned with a vertical axis. Motors operate to move the cutting blades in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the stock material being cut to form a pair of opposing grooves in the stock material with each cut.