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Surgical suture holding device

US7722632B2 · kind B2 · utility

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35References

34Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Medtronic, Inc. · US

Inventors

Paul Rothstein · Elk River, US
Paul Pignato · Stacy, US
Thomas Daigle · Hanover, US
Jack Goodman · Arlington, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 9, 2003
Grant date	May 25, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 27, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/0237
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for holding a surgical suture including a base, a guide body, a cam body, a bearing member, and a spring member. The base has a top side, a front edge, and a back edge. The guide body projects from the top side of the base and defines a guide face having an entrance side and an exit side. The entrance side is adjacent the front edge and the exit side is adjacent the back edge. The cam body is pivotally mounted to the top side and forms a toothed surface positioned to selectively secure a surgical suture against the guide face. The spring member is positioned between the cam body and the bearing member, biasing the toothed surface toward the guide face.

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