Device for use in tying knots
US6010515A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 26, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/0475
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A thread guide device is provided which is adapted to be removably or fixedly mounted on the distal end of an endoscope, or which is an integral part thereof. Alternatively, the device may comprise a head joined to the distal end of an elongate shaft that is slidable within the endoscope. The device has a pair of thread guides, for example in the form of longitudinally extending passages, which are laterally spaced from one another. The device permits a knot formed by threads which have passed through the thread guides to be viewed by the endoscope.
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