US3584628A
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Wire suture wrapping instrument
Assignee: United States Surgical Corp
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Filing: 1968-10-11
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Granted: 1971-06-15
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Expires: 1988-10-11
Abstract
Abstract A wire wrapping suturing instrument comprising a gun portion and a cartridge portion which is removable and disposable. The gun portion consists of a pair of relatively slidable spring biased push elements which cooperate with different parts of the cartridge portion. The cartridge portion consists of a rail assembly upon which is mounted a barrel holder, pusher guide body, and wrap cooperating with one of the push elements of the gun, and a pusher cooperation with the other push element of the gun. Cylindrical barrels containing a load of wire sutures are mounted in the barrel holder, and in successive operations of the instrument, the wire sutures are discharged from the barrels and wrapped about an organic tube for the purpose of clamping and suturing. A knife is provided to sever between sutured parts of the tube.
Inventors
- 👤 David T Green
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 16:21
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/12; A61B17/128; A61B17/32; A61B17/320016; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/53709; Y10T29/53787
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
243 words
A surgical instrument for placing a medical suture about an organic tubular structure comprising a gun portion and a cartridge portion mounted thereon, said cartridge portion comprising a rail assembly including a pair of parallel spaced anvil parts defining anvils with knife guide means extending in between and parallel thereto, medical suture means carried on said rail assembly in sliding relationship therewith and including a plurality of substantially linear wire sutures ejectable therefrom, a pusher cooperating with said linear wire sutures ejectable therefrom, a pusher cooperating with said linear wire sutures, along the longitudinal axis thereof, to eject said linear wire sutures therefrom and to drive same against said anvils to cause said linear wire sutures to wrap about an organic tubular structure held against said anvils, said pusher having a cross section substantially equal to that of said sutures, a knife cooperating with said pusher for severing the tube held against said anvils, said gun including push elements cooperating respectively with said medical suture means and said pusher, means for initially moving said medical suture means and said pusher into proximity with said anvils to hold a tube against said anvils, means for thereafter moving said pusher to eject linear wire sutures from said medical suture means and drive same against said anvils to wrap same about the tube held thereagainst at spaced locations and means for moving said knife to seveR the tube between the wire sutures wrapped about the tube.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
243 words
A surgical instrument for placing a medical suture about an organic tubular structure comprising a gun portion and a cartridge portion mounted thereon, said cartridge portion comprising a rail assembly including a pair of parallel spaced anvil parts defining anvils with knife guide means extending in between and parallel thereto, medical suture means carried on said rail assembly in sliding relationship therewith and including a plurality of substantially linear wire sutures ejectable therefrom, a pusher cooperating with said linear wire sutures ejectable therefrom, a pusher cooperating with said linear wire sutures, along the longitudinal axis thereof, to eject said linear wire sutures therefrom and to drive same against said anvils to cause said linear wire sutures to wrap about an organic tubular structure held against said anvils, said pusher having a cross section substantially equal to that of said sutures, a knife cooperating with said pusher for severing the tube held against said anvils, said gun including push elements cooperating respectively with said medical suture means and said pusher, means for initially moving said medical suture means and said pusher into proximity with said anvils to hold a tube against said anvils, means for thereafter moving said pusher to eject linear wire sutures from said medical suture means and drive same against said anvils to wrap same about the tube held thereagainst at spaced locations and means for moving said knife to seveR the tube between the wire sutures wrapped about the tube.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A surgical instrument as defined in claim 1, wherein said medical suture means includes a pair of barrels, each having slots in its periphery and in which slots are carried the plurality of wire sutures.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A surgical instrument as defined in claim 2, further including index means for rotating said barrels.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A surgical instrument as defined in claim 2, wherein said pusher includes elongated pusher rods for driving wire sutures from said barrels.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A surgical instrument as defined in claim 1, wherein said spaced anvil parts each comprise an anvil surface bounded with guiding portions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
58 words
A surgical instrument as defined in claim 1, wherein the push elements of said gun comprise a push rod spring biased for retraction into the gun and a sleeve carried on said push rod spring biased for projection out of the gun and a stop means on the push rod to limit the outward travel of said sleeve.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
57 words
A surgical instrument as defined in claim 1, wherein said medical suture means includes a barrel holder and a pusher guide body in end-to-end abutting relationship and a pair of barrels rotatably position therebetween, each said barrel containing a plurality of said wire sutures, and said pusher including push rods to eject wire sutures from said barrels.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
A surgical instrument as defined in claim 7, further including index means for rotating said barrels.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
A surgical instrument as defined in claim 8, wherein said index means includes teeth formed on said barrels, a ratchet bar cooperating with said teeth, and cam means for actuating said ratchet bar.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
A surgical instrument as defined in claim 9, wherein said cam means includes a cam plate defining a cam slot and a cam follower riding in said cam slot and engaging said ratchet bar.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
A surgical instrument as defined in claim 8, wherein a wrap encloses said pusher guide body and bears against the shoulder thereon.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
A surgical instrument as defined in claim 1, wherein said knife includes a lost motion cutout so that said pusher, during the forward stroke, drives said knife after a predetermined movement of said pusher.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
A surgical instrument as defined in claim 12, wherein said pusher, during the return stroke, withdraws said knife against said medical suture means causing same to be slidably retracted along said rail assembly.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
59 words
A surgical instrument as defined in claim 1, wherein said anvil parts each comprise a stack of five plates with the second and fourth plate of the stack constituting the anvil surfaces and the first, third, and fifth plate of the stack defining boundaries for the anvil surfaces so that the latter lie in the bottom of a groove.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-06-14 | 1974-12-14 | 1975-06-15 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-06-14 | 1978-12-14 | 1979-06-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-06-14 | 1982-12-14 | 1983-06-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |