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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 24, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Howard Tanner, Logan, UT (US);
Assignee:
Eva Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/732 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/732 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a surgical cutting device. The surgical cutting device may include a housing, an assembly for securing the cutting device upon an object to be cut, and a cutting assembly for cutting the object. The cutting device permits the close cutting of control lines, sutures or other surgical components during a surgical procedure.