Patent · US Expired

Suture retainer

US5197597A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 15, 1992
Grant dateMar 30, 1993
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Expiry dateJan 15, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B17/06133
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A suture retainer is provided with an arrangement of suture-retaining tabs of complex configuration and needle-retaining tabs of a number and distribution which enable the retainer to accommodate any one of several types of combined surgical suture-needle devices.

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