Suturing device

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1988-08-02

1990-02-20

Coven, Edward M.

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

24 27, 606232, 606224, A61B 1708, B65D 6310

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049017217

ABSTRACT:
A surgical suturing device for cardio-thoracic surgery and the like has a wire suture and a biasing mechanism operatively connected to one end of the suture. The biasing mechanism has suture receiving structure operatively associated with it and adapted and arranged (1) to cause the suturing device to cinch tightly when the suture is received in the suture receiving structure and (2) to allow limited movement of the bodily tissue sutured thereby.

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B. M. Wroblewski et al., "Reattachment of the Greater Trochanter After Hip Replacement", The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Nov. 1985, pp. 736-740.

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