Special receptacle or package – For a tool – Plural
Patent
1993-12-07
1997-04-08
Dayoan, B.
Special receptacle or package
For a tool
Plural
206 633, 206818, 206805, B65D 8528, A61B 1706
Patent
active
056179529
ABSTRACT:
A suture needle protector for holding needles during surgical operations includes a cover attached to a base by a hinge to allow selective opening and closing of the cover with respect to the base. The suture needle is held within the protector temporarily, such as during tying off of a suture knot. A flexible elastic strap may be attached to the base to allow the protector to be mounted on the finger of the surgeon where the protector is conveniently available at a known location. A magnetic plate may be mounted within the base to help draw a surgical needle to the base and hold it in place when the cover is open. The cover is releasably held to the base by mating hook and lip structures on the cover and base to provide a snap connection. When the surgeon wishes to open the cover, pulling the cover from the base disengages the snap connectors. Because the protector can be mounted on the finger of the surgeon, when the needle is held within the closed protector with the suture extending from the protector the surgeon can use the protector during tying off to pull on the suture.
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Photo copies of prototype suture needle protector, marked as Exhibit 1. Shown publicly by applicant at a trade show in the U.S. in Feb. 1992.
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