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Atherectomy cutter with arcuate blades

  • US 5,112,345 A
  • Filed: 12/17/1990
  • Issued: 05/12/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/17/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An atherectomy cutter which comprises:

  • a hollow cylindrical sleeve defining a longitudinal axis and having a sharpened distal edge;

    a pair of straight blades each said straight blade extending distally from said distal edge of said sleeve and angled from said distal edge toward said axis to establish a pair of arcuate blades, on said distal edge between said straight blades; and

    a hollow cylindrical body having a proximal end and a distal end, said straight blades being attached to said distal end of said body, said body being held within said sleeve an interference fit therewith.

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