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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2012
Applicants:
Jeff Zerfas, Bloomington, IN (US);
Mohamed Fazni Abdulaziz, Bloomington, IN (US);
Ray Amos, Spencer, IN (US);
Inventors:
Jeff Zerfas, Bloomington, IN (US);
Mohamed Fazni Abdulaziz, Bloomington, IN (US);
Ray Amos, Spencer, IN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 3/00 (2006.01); B26D 3/10 (2006.01); B26D 3/16 (2006.01); B26D 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 3/10 (2013.01); B26D 3/162 (2013.01); B26D 5/005 (2013.01); Y10T 83/0596 (2015.04); Y10T 83/647 (2015.04);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a drive and a blade. The drive is configured to be operatively coupled to a tubular member. The drive is configured to move the tubular member from a first location with respect to the blade to a second location with respect to the blade. The blade is configured to rotate about an outer surface of the tubular member and to cut the tubular member as the drive moves the tubular member from the first location to the second location.