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Patent Inventor Names
Randall O. Wallingford0
Timothy R. St. Martin0
Date of Patent
November 8, 2011
Patent Application Number
11169415
Date Filed
June 29, 2005
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Patent abstract
Medical devices having one or more cutting elements are disclosed. In some embodiments, a medical device includes an elongated catheter configured to be inserted into a body, and a cutting element carried by the catheter. The cutting element has an alloy including from about 12% to about 16% by weight of chromium, from about 0.5% to about 5% by weight of molybdenum, and iron. The alloy has a martensitic phase.
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