Patent ID: 9108324
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: A61B,B23D,B26B,B26D

Abstract:
1. A pin cutter comprising: a housing including a grip at a proximal end; an actuator handle supported at the housing; a pair of elongated blades defining a set of cutting jaws and provided at a distal end of the housing; a ramp mechanism secured with the actuator handle for operating proximal ends of the blade member; a hollow shaft extending through said housing, said ramp mechanism supported about said hollow shaft; a roller at the proximal end of each blade for riding on opposite sides of the ramp mechanism; a linkage mechanism interconnecting the respective blades and disposed closely adjacent to the jaw ends of the blades; wherein said linkage mechanism includes a pair of links having a common support pin fixed to the housing; and a cartridge for receiving cut pin segments, said cartridge disposed in said hollow shaft and releasable from an opposite end of the housing to the blades.