Set of surgical tools and surgical method for connecting soft bone parts to one another or to connective tissue
US6099538A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 2, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/0608
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Surgical puncture and crochet hooks are provided. Both the puncture and the crochet hooks include (a) a handle; (b) a neck connected to the handle at a proximal end thereof; and (c) a hook element connected to, or integrally formed with, a distal end of the neck. The hook element follows a curved route extending to a side of, and away from, the neck. The hook element of the crochet hook is formed with a distally pointing undercut and a proximally pointing undercut, each of the undercuts is shaped and dimensioned for engaging a surgical suture. Surgical procedures using the puncture and/or crochet hooks are also described.
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