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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2003
Applicants:
John M. Murphy, Haltom City, TX (US);
Bryan D. Simmons, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Inventors:
John M. Murphy, Haltom City, TX (US);
Bryan D. Simmons, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/14 (2006.01); A61F 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A surgical cutting tool in which at least one slot is formed through the wall of a tubular housing and receives a blade. An actuator is disposed in the bore and engages the blade so that axial movement of the actuator in the bore causes radial movement of the blade relative to the slot to change the amount of tissue to be removed.