Surgery – Instruments – Sutureless closure
Patent
1993-08-04
1995-06-13
Jackson, Gary
Surgery
Instruments
Sutureless closure
606219, 227175, A61B 1704
Patent
active
054238560
ABSTRACT:
A surgical apparatus is disclosed for attaching adjacent end portions of cutaneous body tissue wherein a pair of opposed jaws have means for moving the jaws toward and away from each other. Body tissue engaging means in the form of sharp tip members extend from each jaw and toward the other so as to engage the opposed portions of cutaneous tissue when the jaws are positioned thereagainst and moved toward each other. The jaws and the tips are arranged to cause the cutaneous tissue to assume an irregular shape at the interface whereby an elongated member may be directed generally medially of the interface of the tissue to attach the opposed portions to thereby permit healing. A method of attaching adjacent end portions of cutaneous body tissue surrounding an opening utilizing the apparatus of the invention is also disclosed.
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Jackson Gary
United States Surgical Corporation
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