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Suture trimmer

US9750494B2 · kind B2 · utility

21Cited by

72References

18Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Abbott Laboratories · US

Inventors

T. Daniel Gross · Los Gatos, US
Maurice Marthaler · Santa Rosa, US
Michael Dana · Fremont, US
Dawn Ma · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 18, 2013
Grant date	Sep 5, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 31, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/0474
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A suture trimmer including an elongate shaft including an elongate lumen extending proximally from a distal end of the elongate shaft, a transverse through-opening disposed proximal the distal end of the shaft, and a groove extending proximally from the distal end of the shaft to a distal end of the opening. A fitting is disposed within the elongate lumen at the distal end of the shaft and extends distally therefrom. A cutting member is slidably received within the lumen of the shaft and configured to move between a proximal end of the opening and the distal end of the opening and cut a suture disposed within and extending from the opening.

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