Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Valvulotome
- Patent Title (中): 瓣膜切开
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Application No.: US11734037Application Date: 2007-04-11
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Publication No.: US08372097B2Publication Date: 2013-02-12
- Inventor: Dale Buchbinder , Paul Koven
- Applicant: Dale Buchbinder , Joan Koven
- Applicant Address: CA Manitoba
- Assignee: Koven Technology Canada Inc.
- Current Assignee: Koven Technology Canada Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Manitoba
- Agency: Polsinelli Shughart PC
- Main IPC: A61B17/32
- IPC: A61B17/32

Abstract:
A valvulotome device for cutting valves inside a lumen of a vein having a deployable assembly with deployable cutting blades and guide fins which permit continual centralizing, self-alignment of the cutting blades within the lumen of the vein as the valves are being excised is disclosed. The valvulotome device further includes a handle operatively associated with the deployable assembly through a catheter by the handle in a one-handed operation for deploying the guide fins and cutting blades of the deployable assembly having respective outer diameters at each deployment position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080255595A1 Valvulotome Public/Granted day:2008-10-16
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