Catheter tip cutting tool

摘要

A cutting tool is provided for cutting the end of a catheter to provide custom length catheters. The cutting tool has a cutting member that moves within the cutting passageway in the housing. The catheter is positioned within a catheter passageway in the housing. The cutting passageway transacts the catheter passageway so that a blade on the cutting member crosses the catheter passageway and cuts through the width of the catheter to form a cut end on the catheter.

主权项

1. A cutting tool for cutting a tip of a catheter, comprising:
a housing comprising:
a first passageway sized to accept a catheter body and a second passageway sized to accept a cutting member;a pair of first catches on the housing;a guide attached to said cutting member, said guide restraining said cutting member from rotating within said second passageway, the guide comprising:
a central portion for retaining the cutting member, anda pair of second catches being provided on the guide, each of the pair of second catches being flexible and extending away from the central portion; anda guide passageway generally parallel to and in fluid communication with the second passageway, the pair of second catches of the guide being movable through the guide passageway as the cutting member moves through the first passageway; said second passageway transecting said first passageway, and said cutting member comprising an arc-shaped blade, said blade being at least as wide as said catheter body; wherein said catheter body is extendable through said first passageway to a position where a desired distal end of said catheter body is aligned with said second passageway, said cutting member being pushable through said second passageway until said blade crosses said first passageway, said blade thereby cutting through said catheter body to form an arc-shaped distal end on said catheter body; and wherein the pair of first catches engages the pair of second catches to prevent the cutting member from being removed from the second passageway.