Suture bridge
US3934592A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 1974 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/0466
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An assembly of bridges for retention sutures to be spaced along the length of a surgical incision, each bridge having an arched configuration so as to be spaced from the incision so that the healing of the wound is facilitated while affording a physician access to the incision. The ends of each bridge do not contact the skin but are associated with respective ones of a pair of flat mounting strips positioned on either side of the incision which distribute the pressure exerted by the bridge ends from the sutures evenly over a relatively large area.
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