TRIPOD KNIFE FOR VENOUS ACCESS

摘要

A surgical cutting device according to the invention which permits the precise slitting of a human vein in situ . The cutting device is supporte d and guided over the centerline of the vein to be slit by two generally opposing guides which serve to precisely orient the knife along the centerline of the vein. The cutting device can comprise a blade or a functionally equivalent cutting edge or surface and is useful to cut other human vessels such as arteries or ducts.