Suturing implement particularly useful in surgical operations for the attachment of a prosthetic valve
AssigneeGalil (Naharia) Advanced Technologies Ltd.
InventorsYoel Ovil, Morris Levy
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Abstract
A suturing implement particularly useful in surgical operations for suturing a member, such as a prosthetic valve, to tissue at the suture site by a plurality of sutures each including a needle attached to at least one end. The implement comprises a manually grippable handle; pledget gripping members carried by the handle for gripping a plurality of pledgets each in a position to be pierced by a suture needle; and a releasing device carried by the handle for actuating the pledget gripping means to release the pledgets and the sutures applied thereto from the handle.
Claims19
A suturing implement particularly useful in surgical operations for suturing a member, such as a prosthetic valve, to tissue at the suture site by a plurality of sutures each including a needle attached to at least one end thereof, comprising:
- a manually grippable handle;
- pledget gripping means carried by said handle for gripping a plurality of pledgets each in a position to be pierced by a suture needle;
- and releasing means carried by said handle for actuating said pledget gripping means to release said pledgets and the sutures applied thereto from said handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.