Medical/surgical devices
US5549619A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/026
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A securing device for medical and surgical use has two parts which may be separate or integrally connected, one part including an eye (3) with a latching pawl (4) and the other part including a flexible strip (1) with ratchet teeth (2) so that the strip can be advanced through the eye to adjust the effective length of the flexible strip, but is locked against reverse movement. In one embodiment the parts are integral and a needle (7) is attached to the free end of the flexible strip, the device being a surgical suture. In another embodiment the parts are separate and are adapted to engage respective body parts of a patient which are to be held together by the device.
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