Combined surgical needle-suture device possessing an integrated suture cut-off feature
US4932963A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 2, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/06028
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A combined surgical needle-suture device is disclosed in which the suture is received into a socket, or recess, formed within the blunt end of the needle, the entrance to the socket being defined by a circumferential sloping surface which terminates at its outer end in a circumferential cutting edge which provides quick and convenient suture cut-off capability when severing of the suture from the needle is desired.
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