Digital suture fixation system
AssigneeColoplast A/S
InventorsScott Schneider, Sarah J Deitch, Emily Daley
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Abstract
A digital suture fixation system includes an anchor, an introducer that is attachable to a finger of a person such that at least a distal tip of the finger is available to palpate tissue and identify a landmark within a patient, and a delivery device attached to the introducer. The anchor is removably attached to the delivery device. The anchor is exposed on an exterior of the delivery device and the delivery device is positioned to allow the finger to push the anchor into the landmark.
Claims14
A digital suture fixation system comprising:
- an anchor;
- an introducer that comprises at least one finger sleeve that is attachable to a finger of a person such that at least a distal tip of the finger is available to palpate tissue and identify a landmark within a patient;
- and
- a delivery device that comprises a post extending between a first end and second end, the first end fixedly attached to the finger sleeve and the second end extending away from the finger sleeve of the introducer, the anchor being removably attachable to the post such that the post is interposed between the anchor and the introducer.
A digital suture fixation system comprising:
- a suture assembly comprising an anchor attached to a suture line;
- an introducer that is attachable to a finger of a person, the introducer including a holder that is interposed between the introducer and the anchor and is configured to couple with and retain the anchor;
- wherein the holder comprises:
- a base having a diameter, a first face fixedly attached to and extending from the introducer and a second face opposite the first face;
- and a post that is fixedly attached to and extends from the second face of the base has a diameter that is smaller than the diameter of the base, and is insertable into a recess formed in a base of the anchor, and wherein the holder is operable via the finger to drive the anchor into a landmark and to decouple from the anchor after placement of the anchor into the landmark.
A digital suture fixation system comprising:
- an anchor;
- an introducer that comprises a glove that fits over a hand and has a plurality of finger sleeves that fit over fingers of a person such that at least a distal tip of at least one of the fingers of the person is available to palpate tissue and identify a landmark within a patient;
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- a delivery device that comprises a post fixedly attached to one of the finger sleeves of the glove and that is interposed between the anchor and the finger sleeve of the glove, wherein the post extends from a first end to a second end with the first end being positioned adjacent to the one finger sleeve of the glove and the second end being adapted to be secured to the anchor;
- wherein the anchor is removably attachable to the post of the delivery device.
A digital suture fixation system comprising:
- a suture assembly comprising an anchor attached to a suture line;
- an introducer that is attachable to a finger of a person, the introducer including a holder that is interposed between the introducer and the anchor and is configured to couple with and retain the anchor;
- wherein the holder comprises a post that is fixedly attached to and extends from the introducer and is insertable into a recess formed in a base of the anchor and the holder is operable via the finger to drive the anchor into a landmark and to decouple from the anchor after placement of the anchor into the landmark;
- and,
- wherein the anchor comprises a tube extending between the base of the anchor and a barb portion of the anchor and the post comprises a flange that removably couples with a slot formed in the tube of the anchor such that the holder is configured to decouple from the anchor by turning the anchor relative to the flange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.