Suture securing tool
AssigneeBonutti IP, LLC
InventorsPeter M. Bonutti, Matthew J. Cremens, Ping Liu
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a suture securing tool for securing a suture against body tissue with a suture retainer. The tool includes first, second, and third force application assemblies. The first force application assembly is connectable with at least one end portion of the suture for tensioning the suture with a suture tensioning force which is a function of suture size and strength. The second force application assembly presses the suture retainer against the body tissue and has an opening through which at least one end portion of the suture is extendable. The third force application assembly plastically deforms the suture retainer to thereby secure the suture against body tissue.
Claims13
A suture securing tool for securing a suture against body tissue with a suture retainer, the tool comprising:
- a first force application assembly connectable with at least one end portion of the suture for tensioning the suture with a suture tensioning force which is a function of suture size and strength;
- a second force application assembly for pressing the suture retainer against the body tissue with a suture retainer pressing force, the second force application assembly having an opening through which the at least one end portion of the suture is extendable;
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- a third force application assembly for plastically deforming the suture retainer to thereby secure the suture against body tissue.
A suture securing tool for securing a suture against body tissue with a suture retainer, the tool comprising:
- a first force application assembly connectable with at least one end portion of the suture for tensioning the suture with a suture tensioning force which is a function of suture size and strength;
- a second force application assembly for pressing the suture retainer against the body tissue with a suture retainer pressing force which is a function of suture size and strength, the second force application assembly having an opening through which the at least one end portion of the suture is extendable;
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- a third force application assembly for plastically deforming the suture retainer to thereby secure the suture against body tissue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.