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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2018
Applicant:
William F. Gowski, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Inventor:
William F. Gowski, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32 (2006.01); B26B 27/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/320036 (2013.01); A61B 17/320016 (2013.01); B26B 27/00 (2013.01); A61B 1/00087 (2013.01); A61B 1/00098 (2013.01); A61B 2017/32004 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus with a deployable blade for probing and cutting can include an elongate member having a probe and a blade associated with a first end thereof. The probe can include a target interaction surface that is selectively movable between a retracted state and a target acquisition state. The blade includes a cutting edge and is selectively movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The handheld apparatus may additionally include a manually operated control that is operably connected to the probe and/or the blade to cause the retraction/extension of the probe and/or blade.