Suture lock holder

Details Suture lock holder Suture lock holder

1997-09-23

1999-04-20

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier

A61B 1724

Patent

active

058953930

ABSTRACT:
A self locking suture instrument having a body structure and an arm. The body structure comprises a first end, having a pair of forks and a body opening formed therein, and a second end. The arm has a first end and a second end, the second end being coupled to the main body structure, a top side and a bottom side. The arm has a releasable needle lock opening, being cone-shaped with a larger diameter on the top side of the arm and a corresponding smaller diameter on the bottom side of the arm. The arm has an open channel formed therein positioned on the top side of the arm and extending from the first end of the arm to the releasable needle lock opening. The arm has a recess formed therein, positioned on the top side of the arm and extending from the needle lock opening forward the second end of the arm.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5413585 (1995-05-01), Pagedas
patent: 5417701 (1995-05-01), Holmes
patent: 5522820 (1996-06-01), Caspari et al.
patent: 5665109 (1997-09-01), Yoon
patent: 5728112 (1998-03-01), Yoon
patent: 5730747 (1998-03-01), Ek et al.

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