Patent ID: 7473260
Filing Date: 2009-01-06
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A suture cutting apparatus comprising: a distal cutting end section and a proximal control end; a first tube extending from said proximal control end to said distal cutting end section and defining a first lumen and a second tube comprising a wall, said second tube extending from said proximal control end to said distal cutting end section and located and slideably moveable within the first lumen of said first tube, said second tube defining a second lumen for slidingly receiving a suture; a slot located in the wall of the second tube proximal to a distal end of the second tube; a pivot located in the slot; and a lever arm comprising a proximal end, a distal end, a channel extending from the proximal end to the distal end for passage of the suture, and a cutting edge at the distal end, wherein said lever arm is received within the slot and rotates about the pivot.