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Suture dispenser

US5131534A · kind A · utility

52Cited by
24References
12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 7, 1991
Grant dateJul 21, 1992
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Expiry dateJan 7, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B17/06123
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A reel-type surgical suture dispenser features an extension member on the suture reel receptacle, there being positioned upon the extension member an upwardly projecting suture-retaining slotted member which facilitates dispensing of the suture and retaining thereon the terminal section of a length of suture withdrawn from the reel.

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