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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2020
Applicant:
Gwbn, Llc, Arnold, MD (US);
Inventors:
Glenn Whitman, Baltimore, MD (US);
William Niland, Arnold, MD (US);
Assignee:
GWBN, LLC, Arnold, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3209 (2006.01); A61B 17/3211 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3211 (2013.01); A61B 17/32093 (2013.01); A61B 17/3417 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/32113 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3454 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems, apparatus, and methods are described for forming an incision in tissue for receiving a surgical instrument. A cutting device for forming the incision can be reversibly coupleable to an instrument, e.g., a dilator. The instrument may define a lumen configured to receive a wire that extends or is otherwise extendable through a puncture site. The cutting device can include a cutting element configured to be actuated to form the incision such that the incision extends form the puncture site and is sized to receive the instrument.