Suture retainer
US5197597A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 15, 1992 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 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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