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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robertus Johannes Theodorus Josephus Welten, Heerlen, NL;
Assignee:
Le Maitre Vascular, Inc., Burlington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/732 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/732 ;
Abstract
A device for stripping veins ( ), includes a catheter element ( ) which extends in the axial direction from a proximal end to a distal end ( ), wherein the distal end ( ) is provided with cutting devices, with cutting elements ( ), which are movable between a first or neutral position, in which the cutting elements ( ) extend essentially in the axial direction of the catheter element ( ), and a second or working position, in which the cutting elements ( ) are directed outwards with respect to the catheter element ( ).