Surgical instrument for placing suture or fasteners
US5709692A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 8, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2210/0019
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical instrument for use in placing suture or fasteners in tissue at a remote location such as a laproscopic surgery is comprised of an elongated handle having a coiled projection at its distal end. The coiled projection is employed in penetrating and positioning a length of suture or fastener in tissue, for example, as in tissue proximation.
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