Snared suture trimmer

US9320515B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Abbott Laboratories · US

Inventors

• Mike Dana · San Jose, US
• Rob George · San Jose, US
• T. Daniel Gross · Los Gatos, US
• Maurice Marthaler · Santa Rosa, US
• Dawn Ma · San Jose, US
• Jim Swett · Livermore, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 8, 2013
• Grant date: Apr 26, 2016
• Expiry date: May 26, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/0474
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A suture trimmer having a shaft, a cutting member, an actuating device, and a snare. The shaft has a first end and a second end and bounds a bore extending from the first end toward the second end. The shaft has an opening formed in a side adjacent the first end. The cutting member is slidably disposed within the bore of the shaft and can be moved between a first position and a second position, such that when disposed in the second position the cutting member closes the opening formed in the side of the shaft. The actuating device is in communication with the cutting member and is operable to move the cutting member from the first position to the second position. The snare extends through the opening and out of the bore at the first end of the shaft.