Device for assembling a needle and a suture thread including means for extracting one suture thread from a bundle of such threads
AssigneeEthicon, Inc.
InventorFrançois Richard
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Abstract
The invention provides a device for assembling a urgical needle (700) and a suture thread (110, 115), the device comprising an extractor device (300, 400, 500) for extracting one segment of suture thread (110, 115) from a bundle (100) of segments (110, 115) the extractor device (300, 400, 500) comprising means (322, 324, 400) suitable for displacing segments (110, 115) by air flowing transversely to the longitudinal direction of the bundle, a suction inlet (322, 324) suitable for being placed laterally relative to the bundle (100), and two sliding surfaces (310) suitable for guiding one segment (110, 115) to the suction orifice (322, 324) when the segments (110, 115) are displaced by the flow of air.
Claims10
A device adapted for use with an apparatus for assembling a surgical needle and a suture thread, the device comprising an extractor device for extracting one segment of suture thread from a bundle of segments, the extractor device comprising means suitable for displacing segments by air flowing transversely to the longitudinal direction of the bundle, a suction inlet suitable for being placed laterally relative to the bundle, said suction inlet being located at the bottom of a cavity of width that is greater than the diameter of said segment and less than twice the diameter of said segment, and two sliding surfaces suitable for guiding one segment to the suction inlet when the segments are displaced by the flow of air.
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