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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2005
Doug Kratz, Chester Springs, PA (US);
Andrew W. Armour, Media, PA (US);
Christopher A. Heine, Schwenksville, PA (US);
Seth Worley, Lancaster, PA (US);
Doug Kratz, Chester Springs, PA (US);
Andrew W. Armour, Media, PA (US);
Christopher A. Heine, Schwenksville, PA (US);
Seth Worley, Lancaster, PA (US);
Thomas Medical Products, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
A device and method for slitting a first elongated flexible catheter/sheath used with an elongated flexible component. The device includes a handle, an elongated groove and a cutter member. The cutter member has a sharp distally located cutting edge and a top surface from which a finger projects distally. The cutting edge is located under the finger and is arranged to be located within the annular space between the component and the first catheter/sheath when the first catheter/sheath is within the groove. The cutting edge serves to slice the first catheter/sheath longitudinally when the first catheter/sheath is pulled in a proximal direction. The finger protects the component from injury.