Surgical knot pusher

Details Surgical knot pusher Surgical knot pusher

1992-10-08

1994-03-08

Pellegrino, Stephen C.

Surgery

Instruments

Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier

606 1139, A61B 1700

Patent

active

052923274

ABSTRACT:
A surgical knot pusher for moving a knot along a length of suture material to a remote site includes a rod extending along a longitudinal axis from an engagement end to a grasping end, a notch spaced from said engagement end, a passageway sized to receive surgical thread lying on said longitudinal axis and extending from said engagement end to said notch, and a tapered camming surface positioned to be engaged by said surgical thread and moved to a position where it may be grasped by the surgeon.

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General Surgery & Laparoscopy News, p. 14, Aug. 1992, advertisement for Sharpe ENDO ASSIST Endoscopic Knot Pusher, Sharpe ENDOSURGICAL.

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