Apparatus for attaching a surgical needle to a suture
US5280674A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 12, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53439
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for attaching a shrinkable tubing to a surgical needle and a heat labile suture is provided. The apparatus includes a mechanism for desensitizing the tip of the heat labile suture along with a mechanism for situating a shank portion of the needle and the tip of the suture within the heat shrinkable tubing. The apparatus also includes a device for applying energy to the shrinkable tubing to effect attachment of the needle and the suture.
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