Surgical suturing accessory

Details Surgical suturing accessory Surgical suturing accessory

1993-05-21

1995-01-31

Aschenbrenner, Peter A.

Surgery

Instruments

Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier

606 1, 451526, 451539, A61B 1704

Patent

active

053855698

ABSTRACT:
A surgical accessory is provided for temporarily parking a suture needle, for cleaning a cautery tip, and for cutting suture thread, for which a suture cutting assembly is disclosed that comprises a molded plastic structure with one notched end in which are situated at least one suture holder, to reversibly grasp suture thread guided into the notch, and a suture cutting blade to cut the suture thread. A second embodiment is disclosed comprising an accessory for temporarily parking a suture needle and for cleaning a cautery tip. In yet another embodiment, a flexible arm that can be clamped to a fixed surface is used to support the surgical suturing accessory.

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patent: 4969893 (1990-11-01), Swor
patent: 5016401 (1991-05-01), Mangus

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