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Device for guiding surgical sewing material to a needle

US7749236B2 · kind B2 · utility

45Cited by

21References

12Claims

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Assignee

Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Martin Oberlaender · Tuttlingen, DE
Michael Sauer · Corning, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 6, 2006
Grant date	Jul 6, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 7, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B17/0485
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for guiding surgical sewing material to a needle, having a shaft on whose distal end the needle can be secured and whose proximal end is configured as a gripping portion equipped with an open guide channel for the sewing material that is to be guided. To create a device that is of simple construction and ensures reliable transport of the sewing material to the needle, the invention proposes that the guide channel can be locked mechanically, at least in sections.

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