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US6820400B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 18, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/06157
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for inserting surgical needles in needle parks. The apparatus has a frame, a needle block slidably mounted to the frame, a shuttle member slidably mounted to the frame, and a pick-up head. The needle block has a plurality of guide members spaced apart to receive at least one surgical needle and at least one needle park. The apparatus is used in a method of automatically loading surgical needles into the needle parks of surgical suture packages.
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