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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2005
Applicants:
Mark Ashby, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Eduardo Chi Sing, Dana Point, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark Ashby, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Eduardo Chi Sing, Dana Point, CA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3209 (2006.01); A61B 17/3211 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32093 (2013.01); A61B 17/3211 (2013.01); A61B 17/3415 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320044 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320052 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure is a method and apparatus to prepare a tissue tract having a handle member with a centerline, and a scalpel member fixedly attached to the handle member having a blunt tip, wherein the handle member has a first side positioned at a first positive angle relative to the centerline, and a second side opposite the first side positioned at a second positive angle relative to the centerline.