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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2009
Cody L. Bliss, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Edward H. Cully, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Joel M. Greene, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Joshua J. Lovekamp, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Michael C. Nilson, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Himanshu Jagdish Patel, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David M. Williams, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
William P. Witort, Berkeley, CA (US);
Cody L. Bliss, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Edward H. Cully, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Joel M. Greene, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Joshua J. Lovekamp, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Michael C. Nilson, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Himanshu Jagdish Patel, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David M. Williams, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
William P. Witort, Berkeley, CA (US);
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to medical cutting tools for treating aortic septal dissections. The cutting tool is provided with a delivery catheter and has a remotely actuated cutting blade or cutting wire component. The cutting tool is provided with at least one displacement element. The displacement element assists in placement of the cutting tool at a desired location. The displacement element also assists in maintaining contact between the cutting blade and tissue being cut.