Suture thread for intracardiac suture operation

Details Suture thread for intracardiac suture operation Suture thread for intracardiac suture operation

1997-06-13

1998-09-29

Buiz, Michael Powell

Surgery

Instruments

Suture or ligature

606148, 606151, A61B 1704

Patent

active

058140689

ABSTRACT:
A suture thread for intracardiac suture operation, comprises a thread guide element (1) and a thread (2) joined to a rear end thereof, the thread guide element (1) being composed of a slender straight member (11) of a super-elastic alloy wire and a looped member (12) of a super-elastic alloy wire provided at a front end of the straight member (11). The thread guide element (1) may be further provided at its rear end with a looped member (13) of a super-elastic alloy wire. The super-elastic alloy may be an alloy selected from the group consisting of Ti-Ni, Cu-Zn-AI and Cu-AI-Ni alloys. The looped member (12) of the suture thread is captured by suture-hooking means (42) of a catheter assembly (C) including a hooking catheter (4).

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patent: 4950285 (1990-08-01), Wilk

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