Suture boot
US4834090A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 20, 1988 |
| Grant date | May 30, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/2829
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A disposable suture boot for use on surgical instruments to provide a non-slip covering for the instruments end which is interconnected by a thin band of material. The suture boot is comprised of a sealed elongated monolithic unitary hollow cylindrical body of resilient surgical rubber with a center portion cut partially away to form an interconnecting web between the oppositely disposed sealed end portions.
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