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US 5,531,763 AGranted
Suture cinching apparatus
AssigneeUnited States Surgical Corporation
InventorsDominick L. Mastri, Michael S. Kolesa, Thomas R. Hessler
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Abstract
The disclosure contemplates a device for cinching surgical sutures, an applicator for applying the device, a dispenser for dispensing the device, an endoscopic kit including the above and a method of use for the same.
Claims15
Device for cinching surgical sutures, which comprises:
- a) first generally elongated member defining a generally longitudinal axis;
- and having a generally elongated neck portion having a distal end and a proximal end, and a head portion connected to the distal end of the neck portion, the head portion, the head portion having at least two extension flanges and
- b) second generally elongated member defining a generally longitudinal axis and positionable at least partially within the first member with the generally longitudinal axis in alignment with the axis of the first member, the first member movable between a first position which permits reception of a surgical suture between the first and second member in a direction generally transverse to the longitudinal axis and a second position in engagement with wherein said at least two extension flanges are the second member which cinches the suture between the first and second members.
Apparatus for cinching surgical sutures in a surgical procedure which comprises:
- a) a suture cinching device including:
- i) a first generally elongated suture cinching member defining a generally longitudinal axis;
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- ii) a second generally elongated suture cinching member defining a generally longitudinal axis and positionable at least partially within the first suture cinching member with the generally longitudinal axis in alignment with the axis of the first suture cinching member, the first suture cinching member movable between a first position which permits reception of a surgical suture therebetween in direction generally transverse to the longitudinal axes in a second position in engagement with the second member in which the suture is cinched therebetween;
- b) an applicator having a handle portion and an elongated tubular portion connected to the handle portion, the tubular portion having a distal end defining an opening for reception of the first and second members in relative spaced position for reception of the suture therebetween;
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- c) an actuating system in the applicator for advancing the first member distally toward the second member to cinch the suture when positioned therebetween and extending in a direction generally transverse to the longitudinal axis of the first and second members, the actuating system being further adapted to eject the first and second members from the distal end of the applicator upon completion of the suture cinching procedure.
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A kit for cinching surgical sutures in surgical procedures, which comprises:
- a) at least one dispenser containing a plurality of suture cinching devices for dispensing, each suture cinching device including:
- i) a first generally elongated member defining a generally longitudinal axis;
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- ii) a second generally elongated member defining a generally longitudinal axis and positionable at least partially within the first member, with the generally longitudinal axis in alignment with the axis of the first member, the first member movable from a first position which permits reception of a surgical suture therebetween in the direction generally transverse to the longitudinal axis and a second position in engagement with the second member which cinches the suture therebetween;
- b) an applicator having a handle portion and an elongated portion connected to the handle portion, the elongated portion having a distal end defining an opening for reception of the first and second members in relatively spaced relation;
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- c) an actuating system in the applicator for displacing the first member toward the second member to cinch the suture when positioned therebetween and extending in the direction generally transverse to the longitudinal axes of the first and second members, the actuating system being further adapted to eject the first and second members from the distal end of the applicator upon completion of the suture cinching procedure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.