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US 2004/0106935 A1Published application
Instrument handle for storing suture and needles
AssigneeArthrex, Inc.
InventorMichael Merves
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Abstract
An instrument handle for storing of suture which can be easily accessed by a surgeon. The handle is provided with a cavity for housing sutures and needles. The cavity is accessed by opening a pivotable hatch. The suture is wrapped around a tie-down bar disposed on the inside of the pivotable hatch. If desired, a surgical needle may be attached to the suture and stored within a slot of the tie-down bar of the pivotable hatch.
Claims22
A suture storing device, comprising:
- an elongated shaft having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end and a distal end;
- a handle provided at the proximal end;
- and
- a cavity within the handle for storing at least one strand of suture.
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A device for housing sutures attached to surgical needles, comprising:
- an elongated shaft having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end and a distal end;
- a handle provided at the proximal end;
- and
- a cavity within the handle for storing at least one strand of suture provided with at least one surgical needle, the cavity being provided with a pivotable hatch and a tie-down bar attached to the pivotable hatch, wherein the pivotabie hatch is configured to be integral with the handle when time pivotable hatch is in a closed position.
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A method of dispensing a surgical suture, comprising the steps of:
- providing a suture housing device comprising:
- a cannulated elongated shaft having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end and a distal end;
- a handle provided at the proximal end;
- and a cavity adjacent the handle for storing at least one strand of suture, the cavity being provided with a pivotable hatch and a tie-down bar attached to the pivotable hatch, wherein the pivotable hatch is configured to be integral with the handle when the pivotable hatch is in a closed position, and wherein the surgical suture is coiled around the tie-down bar and through the cannulated elongated shaft when the pivotable hatch is in the closed position;
- actuating the pivotable hatch so that the pivotable hatch forms an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the elongated shaft;
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- deploying the surgical suture from around the tie-down bar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.