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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2019
C.r. Bard, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Andrzej J. Chanduszko, Chandler, AZ (US);
C.R. Bard, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for cutting a wall of a vessel (V), such as scoring or slicing a lesion (L) associated therewith. The device includes a cutter () with a single shaft () having a branched portion including at least two radially expandable arms. A first () of the expandable arms includes at least one blade () for slicing or scoring the lesion (L) when expanded. A second () of the expandable arms may also include a blade (), or may have no blade. A sheath (S) may also be provided. The arm or arms with blades may also include a limiter () for limiting the cutting depth of the blade (). An anchor may also be provided for anchoring the cutter () in the vessel (V).