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US 5,855,156 AGranted
Apparatus for cutting a surgical suture tip
AssigneeEthicon, Inc.
InventorsBernd Haase, Kenneth J. Smith
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for forming a cut end of a surgical suture tip. The apparatus including a first and second cutting dies with a channel for receiving a suture. Mechanical actuators are provided to moving the cutting dies from an open to a closed position. The cutting dies are adapted to trap and compressing the suture. A cutting blade is provided for cutting the surgical suture tip adjacent to the first and second cutting dies when the cutting dies are closed.
Claims8
An apparatus for forming a cut end of a surgical suture tip said apparatus comprising:
- (A) a first cutting die having a first face with a channel aligned along a common axis;
- (B) a second cutting die having a second face;
- (C) at least one mechanical actuator for moving said first face of said first cutting die against said second face of said second cutting die, said channel and said second face defining a singular cutting die opening when said first face of said first cutting die is positioned against said second face of said second cutting die, said singular cutting die opening having a cross-section perpendicular to said common axis that is adapted to compress a cross-section of a surgical tip when said first face of said first cutting die is positioned against said second face of said second cutting die;
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- (D) a cutting blade for cutting said surgical suture tip at a point adjacent to when said first face of said first cutting die is positioned against said second face of said second cutting die.
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