Suture removing device
OwnerJohn D. Mullinventor
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Abstract
There is described a suture removing device comprising a body having a handle portion, a head portion, and a cutting edge provided in the head portion. The head portion has a leading end with a forked tip and a surface extending rearwardly of the tip to the cutting edge. The forked tip is inserted below a suture to lift the suture from the skin and pushed forwards such that the suture rides along the surface and on to the cutting edge where the suture is cut. The forked tip of the device is then placed around the suture, below the suture knot, to allow the suture to be pulled out.
Claims9
A suture removing device comprising a body having a handle portion, a head portion and a cutting edge provided in the head portion, the head portion have a tapered leading end with a forked tip and a surface extending rearwardly of the tip to the cutting edge, wherein the cutting edge extends in a direction longitudinally of the device and the forked tip comprises a pair of prongs spaced in a direction transverse to said longitudinal direction, wherein said tapered leading end of the head portion is shaped to permit insertion thereof between a suture and a patient's skin to cause the suture to ride along said surface extending rearwardly of the tip to the cutting edge for cutting of the suture, and wherein said prongs are spaced to permit the tip to be hooked around a knot in the suture with a severed portion of the suture between said prongs, for pulling the suture from the skin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.