Surgical wire closure devices
AssigneeM.D. Technology, Inc.
InventorFarid A. Meybodi
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Abstract
Surgical wire closure devices, which in some embodiments may be incorporated onto other surgical devices such as surgical pliers, comprising an elongate arm having a hook at one end and a shaft at the other end, wherein the axis of the arm is angled in relation to the axis of the shaft, and wherein the shaft is rotatably connected to a handle. The hook is inserted under a first node of surgical wire during approximation, followed by rotation of the hook about the axis of the shaft, which is accomplished by a slight pivoting motion of the surgeon's hand about the wrist as he or she grasps the handle.
Claims6
A surgical wire closure device comprising:
- a handle;
- and
- an elongate member having a hook portion at one end and a shaft at the other end, wherein the axis of the elongate member is angled in relation to the axis of the shaft, and wherein the shaft is rotatably connected to the handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.