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US 8,556,916 B2Granted
Method and device for suture manipulation
AssigneeSmith & Nephew, Inc.
InventorPaul Alexander Torrie
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Abstract
The invention relates to a suture manipulation device. The suture manipulation device includes a body and a snare. The snare is operatively connected to the body and is adapted to protract from the body, and after protracting from the body, rotate independent of the body. The snare is further adapted to ensnare a portion of suture passed through tissue while rotating, and secure the portion of the suture.
Claims10
A suture manipulation device comprising:
- a body;
- a snare operatively connected to the body and adapted to:
- protract from the body through an opening in the body;
- ensnare a portion of suture passed through tissue;
- secure the portion of the suture;
- and
- wherein the snare includes, at a distal end, a hook;
- and
- a slot located distally in the body and adapted to receive the hook to prevent the snare from retracting into the body through the opening in the body, wherein the slot is separate and distinct from the opening in the body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.