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Suture assembly and system

US8920440B2 · kind B2 · utility

18Cited by

46References

11Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Coloplast A/S · DK

Inventors

Steven McClurg · Roseville, US
Christopher A. Thierfelder · Minneapolis, US
Allen Gaynor · Coon Rapids, US
Timothy A. Bachman · Fort Collins, US
Christian Richard Trifilio · Windom, US
Matthew Vail Leyden · Windom, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 5, 2010
Grant date	Dec 30, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 5, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/0479
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A suture assembly configured to load a suture instrument with suture includes a cap attached to an end of the suture, a suture container configured to retain a portion of the suture, and a cap retainer having a wall and a suture channel formed in the wall. The suture channel is configured to receive a length of the suture, and the wall is configured to deny passage of the cap into the suture channel and align the cap with the length of the suture for loading into the suture instrument.

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