Patent ID: 9566717
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A61B,B26B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A handheld cutting apparatus for cutting a strap for attaching a monitoring device to an individual to a desired length, the apparatus comprising: a handle body including a slot configured to allow the strap to pass through, a first handle, and a second handle; a head having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end is affixed to the handle body; an attachment mechanism on the first end of the head being configured to releasably secure the first end of the head to the strap, at an end of the strap, prior to cutting; a flat blade protruding from a surface of the first handle, the blade being configured to cut the strap when passed through the slot in the handle body to form a circumference in combination with the head, wherein the distance along the head between the first end of the head and the blade approximates a device body length wherein a cutting pad comprising a planar surface is disposed on the handle body opposite the flat blade, such that the flat blade presses against the planar surface of the cutting pad when the first handle and the second handle are squeezed together.