Multi-position meniscal needle holder
AssigneeEthicon, Inc.
InventorsRobert J. Kalinski, Michael S. Pohle, Jay Arthur Esch
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Abstract
A needle holder includes a base holder with a plurality of sockets therein for receiving and removably retaining the base of a needle in one of the sockets. A tip holder portion has a plurality of hollows therein in a common plane for receiving and removably retaining the tip of the needle. A stretcher member extends between the base holder and the tip holder and is preferably flexible to increase the variety of needle dimensions that can be accommodated in the holder. The needle holder is particularly suitable for the type of needle used in meniscal repair.
Claims16
A needle holder for holding a needle having a pointed tip and a base for coupling to a hand-held needle holder/ejector device, comprising:
- a base holder portion with a socket therein for receiving and removably retaining the base of the needle;
- a tip holder portion having a plurality of hollows therein to enable a plurality of differently dimensioned needles to be accommodated within said needle holder wherein each hollow is configured to receive and removably retain the tip of the needle;
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- a stretcher member extending between said base holder portion and said tip holder portion, said base holder portion being attached to said stretcher member at one end thereof and said tip holder portion being attached at the other end of said stretcher member.
A needle holder for holding a needle having a pointed tip and a base for coupling to a hand-held needle holder/ejector device, comprising:
- a base holder portion with a socket therein for receiving and removably retaining the base of the needle;
- a tip holder portion with a hollow therein for receiving and removably retaining the tip of the needle;
- a stretcher member with an elongated substantially cylindrical shape and a longitudinal axis, which is bendable under finger pressure, extending between said base holder portion and said tip holder portion, said base holder portion being attached to said stretcher member at one end thereof and said tip holder portion being attached at the other end of said stretcher member, wherein the longitudinal axis of said stretcher member is configured to be disposed to a side of the needle retained by said socket and said hollow.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.