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Suture with toggle and delivery system
Assignee: Scion Cardio Vascular Inc
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Filing: 2000-09-13
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Granted: 2001-11-20
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Expires: 2020-09-13
Abstract
Abstract The self securing suture includes a suture having at least one terminal end and a toggle, formed of suture material, at the suture's terminal end. In one embodiment, the suture toggle is a bar. In another embodiment the suture is a wire and the toggle is a wire element toggle. The wire element toggle is a double strand segment or an open loop segment. The suture delivery system includes a slotted needle configured such that a protruding tab or leg of the toggle bar fits within slot of the needle. For wire sutures, the open loop wire element toggle fits within the slotted needle. In another embodiment, a depending wire tip, from the wire element toggle, fits within the slot in the needle. In either situation, after the needle pierces the bodily structure, tissue or organ, the tab, leg, depending wire tip or open loop wire segment coacts with the inboard portion of the bodily structure, tissue or organ, and, as the delivery needle is withdrawn, the toggle at the terminal end of the suture remains in the bodily structure, tissue or organ. The toggle is then fully deployed being generally normally disposed (perpendicular) to the length or axial center line of the suture. When the suture has two suture toggles, one at each terminal end of a suture thread or suture wire body, the physician can easily deploy the suture toggles on either side of an arterial puncture site (for example), tie off the suture thread or suture wire body and thereby close the puncture.
Inventors
- 👤 Melvin E. Levinson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 14:00
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/0057; A61B17/04; A61B17/0401; A61B17/0469; A61B17/064; A61B2017/00004; A61B2017/00526; A61B2017/00637; A61B2017/00646; A61B2017/00663; A61B2017/0409; A61B2017/0417; A61B2017/0419; A61B2017/0472
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 61
Claim 1
Independent Claim
62 words
A self securing suture comprising a suture having at least one terminal end and a toggle at said terminal end, said toggle includes a catch element protruding therefrom and said suture is a thread of suture material and said toggle is a bar disposed one of generally normal to said suture thread and at an angle with respect to said suture thread.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
62 words
A self securing suture comprising a suture having at least one terminal end and a toggle at said terminal end, said toggle includes a catch element protruding therefrom and said suture is a thread of suture material and said toggle is a bar disposed one of generally normal to said suture thread and at an angle with respect to said suture thread.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
64 words
A suture as claimed in claim 1 wherein said suture has an outside diameter and said toggle has a generally solid rectangular shape and a width, a length and a depth, said width being substantially similar to said outside diameter of said suture and said length, normal to said suture thread, is at least five times larger than said outside diameter of said suture.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A suture as claimed in claim 1 wherein said suture includes two terminal ends coupled together by said suture thread and includes respective toggle at each suture terminal end.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A suture as claimed in claim 1 wherein said suture is made of suture thread material and said toggle is made of different biocompatible material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
66 words
A self securing suture comprising a suture having at least one terminal end and a toggle at said terminal end, said toggle includes a catch element protruding therefrom and said toggle is a bar having a width, a length and a depth, and said catch element is an extending leg protruding from said toggle bar which forms a catch mouth in combination with said toggle bar.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
66 words
A self securing suture comprising a suture having at least one terminal end and a toggle at said terminal end, said toggle includes a catch element protruding therefrom and said toggle is a bar having a width, a length and a depth, and said catch element is an extending leg protruding from said toggle bar which forms a catch mouth in combination with said toggle bar.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A suture as claimed in claim 5 wherein said protruding leg is formed from a partially separated segment of said toggle bar.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A suture as claimed in claim 5 wherein said protruding leg extends outboard from said toggle bar away from said terminal end of said suture.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
A suture as claimed in claim 5 wherein said suture is a thread of suture material and said leg extends outboard substantially normal to said suture thread.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
A suture as claimed in claim 8 wherein said suture includes two terminal ends coupled together by said suture thread and includes respective toggle at each suture terminal end.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
A suture as claimed in claim 5 wherein said suture is a thread of suture material and said leg extends outboard from said toggle bar and inboard towards said suture thread.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
48 words
A suture as claimed in claim 10 wherein said toggle bar has opposing first and second ends, said leg and said toggle bar form said open catch mouth leading to a narrower throat, said catch mouth being open towards one of said first and said second bar ends.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
A suture as claimed in claim 5 wherein said suture includes two terminal ends coupled together by said suture thread and includes respective toggle at each suture terminal end.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
A suture as claimed in claim 5 wherein said suture is made of suture thread material and said toggle is made of different biocompatible material.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
73 words
A self securing suture comprising a suture having at least one terminal end and a toggle at said terminal end, said toggle includes a catch element protruding therefrom and said toggle is a bar having a width, a length and a depth, and said catch element includes an extending tab protruding from said toggle bar and said protruding tab extends outboard from said toggle bar away from said terminal end of said suture.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
73 words
A self securing suture comprising a suture having at least one terminal end and a toggle at said terminal end, said toggle includes a catch element protruding therefrom and said toggle is a bar having a width, a length and a depth, and said catch element includes an extending tab protruding from said toggle bar and said protruding tab extends outboard from said toggle bar away from said terminal end of said suture.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
A suture as claimed in claim 14 wherein said suture is a thread of suture material and said tab extends outboard substantially normal to said suture thread.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
29 words
A suture as claimed in claim 15 wherein said suture includes two terminal ends coupled together by said suture thread and includes respective toggle at each suture terminal end.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
31 words
A suture as claimed in claim 14 wherein said suture is a thread of suture material and said tab extends outboard from said toggle bar and inboard towards said suture thread.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
58 words
A suture as claimed in claim 14 wherein said toggle bar has opposing first and second ends, said tab is an extender bar protruding from said toggle bar and forming an open catch mouth for said catch element leading to a narrower throat, said catch mouth being open towards one of said first and said second bar ends.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
59 words
A suture as claimed in claim 14 wherein said toggle bar has opposing first and second ends, said tab is one of a solid triangular body, a finger and a conical body extending from a suture thread inboard toggle bar surface towards said suture thread, said tab having a raised terminal edge which faces away from said suture thread.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
16 words
A suture as claimed in claim 19 wherein said toggle bar carries a plurality of tabs.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
29 words
A suture as claimed in claim 14 wherein said suture includes two terminal ends coupled together by said suture thread and includes respective toggle at each suture terminal end.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
54 words
A self securing suture comprising a suture having at least one terminal end and a toggle at said terminal end, said toggle includes a catch element protruding therefrom and said suture includes two terminal ends coupled together by a suture thread and the self securing suture includes respective toggle at each suture terminal end.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
54 words
A self securing suture comprising a suture having at least one terminal end and a toggle at said terminal end, said toggle includes a catch element protruding therefrom and said suture includes two terminal ends coupled together by a suture thread and the self securing suture includes respective toggle at each suture terminal end.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
59 words
A self securing suture comprising a suture having at least one terminal end and a toggle at said terminal end, said toggle includes a catch element protruding therefrom and said suture is metal wire and said toggle is a wire element disposed on said suture terminal end wherein said wire toggle element includes a wire catch element depending therefrom.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
59 words
A self securing suture comprising a suture having at least one terminal end and a toggle at said terminal end, said toggle includes a catch element protruding therefrom and said suture is metal wire and said toggle is a wire element disposed on said suture terminal end wherein said wire toggle element includes a wire catch element depending therefrom.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
30 words
A suture as claimed in claim 23 wherein said wire element toggle includes a double strand segment between said suture wire and a terminal end of said wire element toggle.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
24 words
A suture as claimed in claim 24 wherein said catch element includes a depending wire section offset with respect to said wire toggle element.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
35 words
A suture as claimed in claim 23 wherein said wire element toggle is attached to said suture wire and said catch element includes a depending wire section offset with respect to said wire toggle element.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
19 words
A suture as claimed in claim 26 wherein said depending wire section is substantially normal to said wire suture.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
23 words
A suture as claimed in claim 23 wherein said catch element is an open wire loop element larger than said wire element toggle.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
15 words
A suture as claim 28 wherein said open loop element defines a linear segment thereon.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
32 words
A suture as claimed in claim 29 wherein said wire toggle element is disposed normally with respect to said wire suture and said linear segment is substantially parallel to said wire suture.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
28 words
A suture as claimed in claim 23 wherein said wire element toggle is attached to said suture wire and wherein said catch element defines an open loop element.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
17 words
A suture as claimed in claim 31 wherein said open loop element defines a linear segment thereon.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
32 words
A suture as claimed in claim 32 wherein said wire toggle element is disposed normally with respect to said wire suture and said linear segment is substantially parallel to said wire suture.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
37 words
A suture as claimed in claim 23 wherein said wire suture includes two terminal ends coupled together by a suture wire body and the self securing suture includes a respective toggle at each wire suture terminal end.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
61 words
A suture delivery system comprising a needle including a lumen, a piercing terminal end segment and an open ended slot, open at said piercing end segment, and a suture having at least one terminal end and a toggle at said suture terminal end, and a catch element protruding from said toggle, said catch element adapted to seat within said needle slot.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
61 words
A suture delivery system comprising a needle including a lumen, a piercing terminal end segment and an open ended slot, open at said piercing end segment, and a suture having at least one terminal end and a toggle at said suture terminal end, and a catch element protruding from said toggle, said catch element adapted to seat within said needle slot.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
43 words
A suture delivery system as claimed in claim 35 wherein said suture is a thread of suture material and said toggle is a bar disposed one of generally normal to said suture thread and at an angle with respect to said suture thread.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
45 words
A suture delivery system as claimed in claim 35 wherein said toggle is bar having a width, a length and a depth, and said catch element is an extending leg which protrudes from said toggle bar thereby defining a catch mouth for said needle slot.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
29 words
A suture delivery system as claimed in claim 37 wherein said suture is a thread of suture material and said leg extends outboard substantially normal to said suture thread.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
54 words
A suture delivery system as claimed in claim 38 wherein said toggle bar has opposing first and second ends, said leg and said toggle bar form an open catch mouth of said catch element leading to a narrower throat, said catch mouth being open towards one of said first and said second bar ends.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
44 words
A suture delivery system as claimed in claim 35 wherein said catch element is at least one extending tab and wherein said suture is a thread of suture material and said tab extends outboard forming a catch surface substantially normal to said suture thread.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
67 words
A suture delivery system as claimed in claim 40 wherein said toggle is a bar and said toggle bar has opposing first and second ends, said tab is one of a solid triangular body, a finger and a conical body extending from a suture thread inboard toggle bar surface towards said suture thread, said tab having a raised terminal edge which faces away from said suture thread.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
18 words
A suture delivery system as claimed in claim 41 wherein said toggle bar carries a plurality of tabs.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
27 words
A suture delivery system as claimed in claim 35 wherein said suture is made of suture thread material and said toggle is made of different biocompatible material.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
77 words
A suture delivery system comprising a needle including a lumen, a piercing terminal end segment and an open ended slot, open at said piercing end segment, and a metal wire suture having at least one terminal end and a wire element toggle disposed on said suture terminal end at an angle with respect to said suture wire and a catch element depending from said wire toggle element, said catch element adapted to seat within said needle slot.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
77 words
A suture delivery system comprising a needle including a lumen, a piercing terminal end segment and an open ended slot, open at said piercing end segment, and a metal wire suture having at least one terminal end and a wire element toggle disposed on said suture terminal end at an angle with respect to said suture wire and a catch element depending from said wire toggle element, said catch element adapted to seat within said needle slot.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
32 words
A suture delivery system as claimed in claim 44 wherein said wire element toggle includes a double strand segment between said suture wire and a terminal end of said wire element toggle.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
46 words
A suture delivery system as claimed in claim 44 wherein said catch element is an open loop wire element larger than said wire toggle element and wherein said open loop element defines a linear segment thereon, said linear segment adapted to seat in said needle slot.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
20 words
A suture delivery system as claimed in claim 46 wherein said wire element toggle is attached to said suture wire.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
34 words
A suture delivery system as claimed in claim 47 wherein said wire toggle element is disposed normally with respect to said wire suture and said linear segment is substantially parallel to said wire suture.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
72 words
A suture delivery system comprising a needle including a lumen, a piercing terminal end segment and an open ended slot, open at said piercing end segment, and a suture having at least one terminal end and a toggle at said suture terminal end, said toggle disposed at an acute angle with respect to said suture such that said toggle is adapted to be captured via said acute angle in said needle slot.
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
72 words
A suture delivery system comprising a needle including a lumen, a piercing terminal end segment and an open ended slot, open at said piercing end segment, and a suture having at least one terminal end and a toggle at said suture terminal end, said toggle disposed at an acute angle with respect to said suture such that said toggle is adapted to be captured via said acute angle in said needle slot.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
28 words
A suture delivery system as claimed in claim 49 wherein said suture is a thread of suture material and said toggle is a bar of different biocompatible material.
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
29 words
A suture delivery system as claimed in claim 49 wherein said toggle and said suture are made of similar biocompatible material and said toggle is stiffer than said suture.
Claim 60
Dependent Claim
69 words
A suture delivery system comprising a needle including a lumen, a piercing terminal end segment and an open ended slot, open at said piercing end segment, and a metal wire suture having at least one terminal end and a wire element toggle disposed at an acute angle on said suture terminal end such that said toggle is adapted to be captured via said acute angle in said needle slot.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
69 words
A suture delivery system comprising a needle including a lumen, a piercing terminal end segment and an open ended slot, open at said piercing end segment, and a metal wire suture having at least one terminal end and a wire element toggle disposed at an acute angle on said suture terminal end such that said toggle is adapted to be captured via said acute angle in said needle slot.
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