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US6015428A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Integrally formed suture and suture lock

Assignee: ANCEL SURGICAL R & D Inc
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Filing: 1998-06-03
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Granted: 2000-01-18
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Expires: 2018-06-03
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Abstract

Abstract A molded plastic one-piece self adjusting self locking suture lock to be used with surgical suture thread and suture needle, said self adjusting self locking suture lock comprising: a body having a front side, a back side, a first edge, a thread retaining opening, and a stitch lock opening; the thread retaining opening having a thread opening slightly smaller in diameter than said suture thread and a slot extending outwardly from said thread opening to said first edge. The stitch lock opening being right cylindrical and having an outer edge on said front side. The body having a plurality of integral tongues connected to said outer edge of the stitch lock opening near said front side and extending diametrically inward at an angle from said front side toward said back side. The tongues being of sufficient dimension and number to occupy substantially the entire circumference of the outer edge. Each of said tongues having a conical sectional shape such that the plurality of tongues connected near the outer edge of the front side form a conical structure having an approach opening on this front side larger than an exit opening on the back side.

Inventors

  • 👤 Anthony C. Pagedas

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 19:44
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/04; A61B17/06; A61B17/06166; A61B17/0483; A61B17/0487; A61B17/062; A61B17/0491; A61B17/0401; A61B2017/0445; A61B2017/0446; A61B2017/0448; A61B2017/045; A61B2017/0451; A61B2017/0461; A61B2017/0462; A61B2017/0464; A61B2017/06176

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 99 words
A self adjusting self locking suture lock to be used with surgical suture thread and suture needle, said self adjusting self locking suture lock comprising a body having a front side, a back side, a first edge, a thread retaining opening, and a stitch lock opening; the thread retaining opening having a thread opening slightly smaller in diameter than said suture thread and a slot extending outwardly from said thread opening to said first edge; the stitch lock opening having mounted therein an elastic plug capable of creating sufficient frictional pressure on said suture material to secure a stitch.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 99 words
A self adjusting self locking suture lock to be used with surgical suture thread and suture needle, said self adjusting self locking suture lock comprising a body having a front side, a back side, a first edge, a thread retaining opening, and a stitch lock opening; the thread retaining opening having a thread opening slightly smaller in diameter than said suture thread and a slot extending outwardly from said thread opening to said first edge; the stitch lock opening having mounted therein an elastic plug capable of creating sufficient frictional pressure on said suture material to secure a stitch.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 19 words
The self-adjusting self-locking suture lock holder of claim 1 including at least one elastic plug having a predetermined color.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 33 words
A suture thread having at least one crimpable clip structure contained therein and wherein the crimpable clip structure defines an opening arranged to receive a transversely disposed thread and crimpable upon said thread.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 33 words
A suture thread having at least one crimpable clip structure contained therein and wherein the crimpable clip structure defines an opening arranged to receive a transversely disposed thread and crimpable upon said thread.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 16 words
The clip structure of claim 3 wherein said crimpable clip structure comprises an enclosed ring configuration.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 38 words
The clip structure of claim 4 wherein the ring configuration is of open configuration including oppositely disposed laterally extending integral horns, said horns being capable of surrounding a portion of said thread and crimpable into secured relationship therewith.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 17 words
The clip structure of claim 4, wherein said ring is embedded within the confines of said thread.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 28 words
The clip structure of claim 4, wherein said ring is independent of said thread and having oppositely disposed portions secured to and linking separate portions of said thread.

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