Suture ligating device
US6183484A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 23, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/2924
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A suture ligating device used in a endoscopic surgery which can reliably transfer a knot of a suture formed outside a human body to inner tissues to be ligated inside the human body without causing a separation of the knot from the suture ligating device. The suture ligating device includes a manipulation portion, first and second rod members provided at the manipulation portion and making a relative movement in response to an operation of the manipulation portion, first and second top end members provided at an end of the first rod member, concaves formed at the ends of the first and second top end members, and the third top end member provided at an end of the second rod member to perform an open and close movement in response to the relative movement of the first and second rod members.
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