Suture cutting scissor apparatus
OwnerSood Suchartinventor
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Abstract
Suture cutting apparatus includes a notched holding blade having a predetermined thickness and a cutting blade for cutting suture elements held in the notch of the holding blade. The notch of the holding blade is generally axially extending with respect to the longitudinal axis of the holding blade and the notch extends inwardly from an outer tip of the holding blade. The holding blade is of a predetermined thickness so that the bottom of the blade may be disposed on a knot and the cutter blade will cut off the suture elements disposed in the notch at a predetermined distance above the knot. The predetermined distance is the thickness of the holding blade.
Claims17
Scissor apparatus for holding and cutting sutures extending outwardly from a sutured skin surface, comprising, in combination:
- holder blade means, including
- a holder blade having a planar bottom surface to be disposed on the sutured skin surface and a planar top surface parallel to the planar bottom surface,
- holder handle means secured to the holder blade for positioning the holder blade relative to sutures to be cut,
- a slot in the holder blade for receiving sutures to be cut, and
- notch means in the slot for receiving sutures to be cut;
- and
- cutter blade means pivotally secured to the holder blade means, including
- a cutter blade for cutting the sutures received in the slot of the holder blade means, and
- cutter handle means secured to the cutter blade for moving the cutter blade relative to the holder blade to cut the sutures in the slot of the cutter blade.
Scissor apparatus for cutting sutures adjacent to sutured skin, comprising in combination,
- holder blade means, including
- a holder blade having a planar bottom surface to be disposed on the sutured skin,
- a slot in the holder blade for receiving a suture and its knot to be cut,
- a planar top surface spaced apart from and parallel to the bottom surface a predetermined distance in accordance with a desired length of suture remaining after being cut,
- at least a single notch in the slot for holding sutures to be cut, and
- holder handle means secured to the holder blade for positioning the holder blade and the slot relative to the suture to be cut;
- and
- cutter blade means pivotally secured to the holder blade means, including
- a cutter blade for cutting the suture disposed in the slot of the holder blade, and
- cutter handle means secured to the cutter blade for moving the cutter blade to cut the suture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.