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Suture trimmer

US7918867B2 · kind B2 · utility

1,284Cited by

63References

39Claims

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Assignee

Abbott Laboratories · US

Inventors

Michael Dana · Fremont, US
T. Daniel Gross · Los Gatos, US
Maurice Marthaler · Santa Rosa, US
Dawn Ma · San Jose, US
Steven Craig Anderson · Lompoc, US
Marc Terwilliger · Palo Alto, US
Jim Swett · Livermore, US
Mitchell B. Friedman · Buffalo Grove, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 19, 2002
Grant date	Apr 5, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 2, 2026

Classification

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

Abstract

A suture trimmer having a shaft with a groove formed in the side thereof, a cutting member movably disposed within the shaft, and a suture retainer slidably disposed within the shaft. The suture trimmer may be used to position knots formed within a suture loop prior to trimming the free end(s) of the suture loop, and to deliver an agent near the location where the suture is severed.

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