Suture loop locking device
US5383905A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 9, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/3973
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for securing a suture loop about bodily tissue includes a bead member having a longitudinal bore and an anchor member adapted to be slidably inserted within the bore of the bead member. The anchor member includes at least two axial compressible sections which define a passageway to receive two end portions of a suture loop. The axial sections collapse radially inwardly upon insertion of the anchor member within the bore of the bead member to securely wedge the suture end portions received within the passageway. The device has application in conventional and endoscopic surgical procedures including laparoscopic procedures.
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