Loader for surgical suturing instrument
US6533796B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 11, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/0482
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A quick loader and associated method for a surgical suturing instrument of the type having at least one ferrule receiving chamber and a suture receiving passage, includes a loader body having a recess formed therein for receiving an end of a surgical suturing instrument, a seat adjacent the recess for releasably holding at least one ferrule-tipped end of a suture in the seat, the seat being aligned and adjacent to a ferrule receiving chamber in the suturing instrument when the instrument is positioned in the recess, for permitting the transfer of the ferrules from the seat on the loader into the ferrule receiving chamber.
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