Patent ID: 6053927
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
A surgical device for removing implanted devices, said surgical device comprising:a sleeve device having a handle portion, a tubular portion thereof being aligned in a predetermined relationship with said handle portion, and a trough portion extending outwardly from said tubular portion and in alignment therewith, said trough portion having a tip disposed at a distal en& thereof; anda removable knife assembly adapted to be selectively insertable through said tubular portion of said sleeve device, said knife assembly having an elongated support section, a handle attached to said support section, and a blade disposed at a distal end of said support section, said support section having a length sufficient to position said blade substantially at the tip of said trough portion of the sleeve device for selectively cutting subcutaneous flesh tissue when the removable knife assembly is inserted through said tubular portion of the sleeve device, said selective cutting of said subcutaneous flesh tissue by said blade being along a cutting axis substantially parallel to the axis of movement of said removable knife assembly within said sleeve device and selectively oriented thereabout.