Patent ID: 9408625
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A surgical cutting instrument for passing occlusions, comprising: a sleeve having a proximal part and a flexible tip attached to the proximal part and having a distal end, and a cutting wire, wherein said sleeve is provided with a lumen for guiding said cutting wire, wherein the cutting wire extends through the distal end of the flexible tip, then towards toward the proximal part on an outside of the sleeve and then contacts the flexible tip to form a loop of adjustable size, wherein the proximal part of the sleeve comprises a stiffer material than the flexible tip, and wherein the flexible tip extends from the distal end across a distance of at least 2 mm and at most 10 cm and said cutting wire is fitted in such a manner that when a force is exerted thereon, said cutting wire changes the curvature of said flexible tip.