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US 10,327,762 B2Granted
Suture locks
AssigneeSUTUREGARD Medical Inc.
InventorWilliam Lear
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Abstract
A suture securing device includes a body connected to an arm by a hinge and is useable to secure a suture without requiring the tying of a knot. The body includes a bottom surface that contacts a patient's skin when in use, an eversion recess formed in the bottom surface, and a first gripping surface. The arm is connected to the body by the hinge and includes a second gripping surface that contacts at least a portion of the first gripping surface when the hinge is in the closed configuration. The device may also include an engagement structure configured to secure the arm to the body in the closed configuration.
Claims22
A system for wound closure, comprising:
- a suture interface device, comprising:
- a base having a bottom surface including two flat legs, at least a portion of the two flat legs configured to contact a surface of a patient when in use, and an eversion recess formed in the bottom surface, where said eversion recess is an indentation concave feature that creates a space below the bottom surface and is configured to suspends a portion of the base above the surface of the patient, where said eversion recess is configured to align parallel with an incision to accept a convex bulge of two portions of a wound, and a top surface opposite the bottom surface, the top surface having a raised contour that complements the eversion recess of the bottom surface;
- an arm connected to the base by a hinge, the hinge having an open configuration and a closed configuration, wherein in the closed configuration the arm is folded on top of the base, the arm having a contacting surface contacting at least a portion of the top surface of the base when the hinge is in the closed configuration;
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- an engagement structure securing the arm to the base when the hinge is in the closed configuration;
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- a suture passing over the two flat legs of the base on either side of the eversion recess, the suture forming at least two parallel portions that are spaced apart from one another.
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A system for wound closure comprising:
- a suture interface device including:
- a base having a top surface, and a bottom surface opposite the top surface, the bottom surface including a contact portion in the form of at least two flat legs configured to contact a surface of a patient, and an indentation adjacent to the flat legs, the indentation being configured to i) align parallel with an incision and, ii) be suspended above the incision to accommodate a convex bulge formed of two portions of a wound into the indentation;
- a suture passing over the two flat legs of the base on either side of the indentation, the suture forming at least two parallel loops that are spaced apart from one another;
- an arm connected to the base by a hinge, the hinge having an open configuration and a closed configuration, wherein in said closed configuration the arm is folded on top of the base, the arm having a contacting surface wherein said contacting surface contacts at least a portion of the top surface of the base when the hinge is in the closed configuration;
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- an engagement structure, wherein said engagement structure is configured to secure the arm to the base when the hinge is in the closed configuration, wherein when the hinge is in the closed configuration, external portions of the suture are secured between the top surface of the base and the contacting surface of the arm.
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A system for wound closure comprising:
- a suture device including:
- a base having a bottom surface configured to contact a patient's surface, and a top surface opposite the bottom surface, the bottom surface including two flat legs configured to contact the patient's surface and a suspended portion disposed between the two flat legs and configured to be spaced from the patient's surface;
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- an arm coupled to the base by a hinge so that the suture device is transitionable between an open configuration and a closed configuration;
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- a suture passing over each of the two flat legs of the base on either side of the suspended portion, the suture forming at least two parallel loops that are spaced apart from one another.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.