Device for inserting surgical implants
US6951565B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 24, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/06142
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Devices for dispensing suture threads and/or suture threads with needles attached to them that are particularly useful for inserting surgical implants, such as suture anchors, that make use of sutures. The devices use a novel spool design to safely and neatly hold the suture thread and/or needles until the surgeon wishes to dispense them.
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