Patent ID: 11896258
Assignee: C. R. BARD, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. An apparatus for slicing or scoring a lesion in a vessel, comprising:
a catheter including a shaft having a distal portion supporting a housing, the housing including a lateral passage;
a cutter adapted for moving from a retracted position within the housing to a deployed position for at least partially projecting from the lateral passage;
an expandable member within the housing for actuating the cutter to move from the retracted position to the deployed position;
wherein the cutter is pivotably mounted to the housing about a pivot point external to the expandable member for moving between the retracted position and the deployed position;
further including a first link for urging the cutter toward the deployed position when the expandable member is expanded to contact the first link; and
further including a second link connected to the first link and rotatably connected to a distal end of the cutter;
wherein the second link includes an adjustable projection for pushing the cutter to the deployed position when the inflatable balloon is expanded to engage the first link.