Snared suture trimmer
US7147646B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 3, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/0474
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A suture trimmer, the suture trimmer including a shaft having a first end, a second end and a bore extending axially therebetween, the shaft having an opening formed in the side adjacent the distal end. A fitting is on the distal end of the shaft, the fitting having an aperture formed therethrough, the aperture axially aligned with the bore of the lumen and in communication with the opening formed in the shaft. The suture trimmer further including a actuating device, the actuating device coupled to a cutting member slidably disposed within the bore of the shaft, the cutting member configured to be moved between a first position and a second position, when disposed in the second position the cutting member closes the opening formed in the side of the shaft.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.