Patent ID: 8632558

Claim:
An extraction system comprising: an elongated member; a guide member disposed at a distal section of the elongated member and having a pathway in a substantially parallel relationship to the elongated member, the pathway having a central axis and being configured to receive an implanted article therethrough, the implanted article being attached to a tissue surface by a fibrous adhesion, the guide member being attached to the elongated member by an attachment section having guide slots extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge of the attachment section, the guide slots being configured to receive guide pins disposed on each side of the cutting mechanism; and a cutting mechanism situated entirely between the elongated member and the central axis of the guide member, the cutting mechanism having a cutting edge being positioned along a portion of the cutting mechanism and spaced apart from the central axis for severing the fibrous adhesion about the implanted article in a linear manner on a side of the implanted article away from the tissue surface to allow the implanted article to be extracted.