Suture securing device and method
US5693060A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/0459
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A suture securing device for intracorporeally securing a suture. The device includes a surgically implantable body having a tissue abutting side and a suture loop side, and a passage through the body having an opening adjacent the tissue abutting side and another opening adjacent the suture loop side. When a loop of suture is positioned through the passage from the tissue abutting side and emerges from the suture loop side and a free portion of suture is passed through the loop, the loop clamps upon the free portion when the loop is retracted back into the passage.
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