Method of cutting a suture

Details Method of cutting a suture Method of cutting a suture

1980-10-30

1983-01-25

Thaler, Michael H.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

128305, A61B 1732, A61F 1732

Patent

active

043697879

ABSTRACT:
A method of cutting a suture at least partly disposed in tissue and bearing a knot formed in the suture, wherein the suture is introduced into the slot of a suture cutter having a slotted member of a predetermined depth and a cutting blade relatively moveable with respect to the slotted member, the cutter is moved along the suture until the member contacts the knot, and the cutting blade is relatively moved across the slot to shearingly contact the suture such that a stub substantially equal in length to the depth of the slotted member remains on the suture adjacent the knot.

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