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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2023
Applicant:
Envision Endoscopy, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Azadeh Khanicheh, Somerville, MA (US);
Amos G. Cruz, Wrentham, MA (US);
Judy Walish, Boston, MA (US);
William Zouzas, Waltham, MA (US);
Assignee:
EnVision Endoscopy, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0467 (2013.01); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is used to cut a suture. The method provides a drive wire coupled with a cutter. The cutter has a first blade defining a first plane, and a second blade defining a second plane that is non-parallel with the first plane. The first blade and the second blade define an opening. The method hooks a suture into the opening. The method cuts the suture by pulling the drive wire in a proximal direction.