ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,951, issued on May 6, was assigned to Mayer Engineering LLC (Dayton, Minn.).
"Precision skiver" was invented by Todd M. Mayer (Dayton, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A skiver for precise removal of outside material from an elongated device, such as a medical catheter or the like, includes a longitudinal recess in a surface and a transverse replaceable blade therein. A removable cover holds the blade in place. In some embodiments, the skiver has a handle extending from the skiver. In other embodiments, an automated mechanism is used to move the elongated device through the skiver."
The patent was filed on March 18, 2021, under ...