Inventors:
Cynthia T. Clague - Minneapolis MN, US
Michael J. Hobday - Minneapolis MN, US
Raymond W. Usher - Minneapolis MN, US
Roderick E. Briscoe - Minneapolis MN, US
Katherine S. Jolly - Minneapolis MN, US
Rebecca Buhr - Minneapolis MN, US
Christopher P. Olig - Minneapolis MN, US
Eric A. Meyer - Minneapolis MN, US
Steven C. Christian - Minneapolis MN, US
Thomas P. Daigle - Minneapolis MN, US
Robert H. Reetz - Minneapolis MN, US
Jeffrey D. Sandstrom - Minneapolis MN, US
James R. Keogh - Minneapolis MN, US
Matthew D. Bonner - Minneapolis MN, US
Scott E. Jahns - Minneapolis MN, US
Philip J. Haarstad - Minneapolis MN, US
Assignee:
SCOTTSDALE MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. - Scottsdale AZ
International Classification:
A61B 17/22
Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention provide a cutting device and method of vessel harvesting. The cutting device can include at least one tubular member, a cutting element, and a centering member. The cutting device can include at least one tubular member with a flexible section and a cutting element. The method of vessel harvesting can include spacing a cutting element of the cutting device from the vessel as the cutting element is advanced over the vessel.