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US3802438A
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Surgical instrument
Assignee: Technibiotics Inc
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Filing: 1972-03-31
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Granted: 1974-04-09
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Expires: 1992-03-31
Abstract
Abstract Method and apparatus for closing an incision in the body of a patient including forming a suture by passing a loop of wire through opposite sides of the incision and inserting the end portions of the wire into and through bores formed in a splice plate comprising a substantially rectangular member having a pair of parallel bores formed longitudinally therethrough. The end portions of the wire are then inserted into an instrument for applying a controlled tension to said wire comprising a pair of parallely spaced legs having mechanisms for fixedly holding each respective wire end portion therein. A rack and pinion arrangement is activated to increase the distance between the legs thereby tensioning the wire at a controlled rate. When sufficient closure of the incision is attained, the splice plate is crimped thereby splicing the wires therein. The end portions of the wire extending beyond the splice plate are cut flush with an edge surface of the splice plate thereby forming a safe suture. An alternate embodiment includes having the length of suture wire prethreaded on the splice plate prior to the operation.
Inventors
- 👤 S Wolvek
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 20:23
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61B17/68; A61B17/82; A61B17/04; A61B17/823; A61B17/88; A61B17/8869; A61B2017/0496
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
82 words
A surgical splice plate for locking two end portions of surgical suture wire together comprising: a member formed of a deformable material which is biologically acceptable to the human body having at least one passage formed therethrough receivable of said suture wire end portions, said member having a long dimension greater than 3 millimeters but does not exceed 9 millimeters, said splice plate adapted to be implanted within the human body during the closing of an incIsion subsequent to a surgical operation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
82 words
A surgical splice plate for locking two end portions of surgical suture wire together comprising: a member formed of a deformable material which is biologically acceptable to the human body having at least one passage formed therethrough receivable of said suture wire end portions, said member having a long dimension greater than 3 millimeters but does not exceed 9 millimeters, said splice plate adapted to be implanted within the human body during the closing of an incIsion subsequent to a surgical operation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A splice plate according to claim 1 wherein said biologically acceptable material is stainless steel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A splice plate according to claim 1 wherein two passages are formed in the splice plate, each passage receivable of an end portion of the suture wire.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A splice plate according to claim 3 wherein said passages are generally parallel to each other.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A splice plate according to claim 1 wherein an elongate flexible member is attached to said splice plate at one end having means for identifying the splice plate attached to the other end.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
102 words
A suture splicing assembly comprising: a splice plate for locking two end portions of surgical suture wire together including a member formed of a deformable material which is biologically acceptable to the human body having a pair of substantially parallel passages formed therethrough receivable of said suture wire end portions, said member having a long dimension which does not exceed 9 millimeters, and a length of suture wire passing through one of said passages, said wire having a surgical needle fastened thereto at one end and the other end folded upon itself, thereby maintaining said wire within said one of said bores.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
102 words
A suture splicing assembly comprising: a splice plate for locking two end portions of surgical suture wire together including a member formed of a deformable material which is biologically acceptable to the human body having a pair of substantially parallel passages formed therethrough receivable of said suture wire end portions, said member having a long dimension which does not exceed 9 millimeters, and a length of suture wire passing through one of said passages, said wire having a surgical needle fastened thereto at one end and the other end folded upon itself, thereby maintaining said wire within said one of said bores.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
An assembly as recited in claim 6 wherein said splice plate and said suture wire are formed of the same material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
An assembly as recited in claim 7 wherein said material is stainless steel.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
104 words
A method for closing an incision in the body of a patient comprising the steps of: forming a suture by passing a loop of a wire through openings formed in tissue of the patient on opposite sides of the incision; inserting at least one end portion of said wire through at least one bore formed in a splice plate of deformable material; tensioning the end portions of said wire in opposite directions in a controlled manner; crimping said splice plate to fix the ends of the wire therein; and cutting those portions of wire not within the formed loop flush with said splice plate.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
104 words
A method for closing an incision in the body of a patient comprising the steps of: forming a suture by passing a loop of a wire through openings formed in tissue of the patient on opposite sides of the incision; inserting at least one end portion of said wire through at least one bore formed in a splice plate of deformable material; tensioning the end portions of said wire in opposite directions in a controlled manner; crimping said splice plate to fix the ends of the wire therein; and cutting those portions of wire not within the formed loop flush with said splice plate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as recited in claim 9, wherein both end portions of said wire are inserted through said at least one bore in opposite directions.
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