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Suture rundown tool and cutter system
Assignee: Ethicon Inc
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Filing: 1990-06-27
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Granted: 1992-01-28
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Expires: 2010-06-27
Abstract
Abstract A suture throw holder, rundown tool and cutting system for running one or more throws formed in two lengths of suture extending from a surgical site down to the surgical site so as to form a knot at the surgical site and for blindly cutting the suture ends adjacent the knot. The system comprises a support mechanism for releasably supporting a plurality of throws in a predetermined arrangement adjacent a surgical site, and a tool for removing throws from the support mechanism, running the throws down the lengths of the suture to the surgical site, and blindly cutting the suture ends at substantially equal lengths every time adjacent a knot formed by the throws at the surgical site.
Inventors
- 👤 Lehmann K. Li
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 19:04
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/04; A61B17/0469; A61B17/0467; A61B2017/0474; A61B2017/0477
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
A rundown tool and cutter system for running a throw formed in two ends of suture emanating from a surgical site down the suture ends to the surgical site, and for cutting the suture ends adjacent a knot formed at the surgical site, said system comprising: (a) an elongate shaft having a front end and a groove in said front end sized to receive said throw; (b) cutter means; and (c) guide means for guiding said cutter means to a position adjacent the knot for blindly cutting the suture ends near the knot.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
93 words
A rundown tool and cutter system for running a throw formed in two ends of suture emanating from a surgical site down the suture ends to the surgical site, and for cutting the suture ends adjacent a knot formed at the surgical site, said system comprising: (a) an elongate shaft having a front end and a groove in said front end sized to receive said throw; (b) cutter means; and (c) guide means for guiding said cutter means to a position adjacent the knot for blindly cutting the suture ends near the knot.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
54 words
A system according to claim 1 wherein said guide means is a longitudinal bore formed in said shaft and wherein said cutter means is an elongate shaft having cutter blade means at one end and a handle at an opposite ends, said cutter shaft and said blade means is slidably received in said bore.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
120 words
A rundown tool and cutting system for running a throw formed in two ends of a suture emanating from a surgical site down the suture ends to the surgical site and for cutting the suture ends adjacent a knot formed at the surgical site, (a) an elongate shaft having a front end, a depression in said front end sized to receive said throw, and a groove formed in said shaft adjacent said front end, said groove being sized to receive at least one of the ends of the suture; (b) cutter means; and, (c) guide means for guiding said cutter means to a position adjacent the knot, said cutter means positioned to blindly cut the suture ends adjacent the knot.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
120 words
A rundown tool and cutting system for running a throw formed in two ends of a suture emanating from a surgical site down the suture ends to the surgical site and for cutting the suture ends adjacent a knot formed at the surgical site, (a) an elongate shaft having a front end, a depression in said front end sized to receive said throw, and a groove formed in said shaft adjacent said front end, said groove being sized to receive at least one of the ends of the suture; (b) cutter means; and, (c) guide means for guiding said cutter means to a position adjacent the knot, said cutter means positioned to blindly cut the suture ends adjacent the knot.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
A system according to claim 3 wherein said shaft has longitudinal slot means and transverse slot means adjacent said front end, said transverse slot means intersecting said longitudinal slot means, the width of each of said longitudinal slot means and transverse slot means being greater than the outside diameter of the suture ends.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
A system according to claim 4 wherein said longitudinal slot means includes diametrically-opposed slots, said transverse slot extending between and intersecting said longitudinal slots.
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