Stony Brook Surgical Innovations, Inc.

Bartolo Sciaino, Jr

A banding assembly has a needle at one end, a long thin band, and a buckle at the other end. The buckle is provided with upstanding elements on either side of a channel which receives the band. The elements have openings adapted to be engaged by a towel clamp to retain the buckle as the band is drawn through the channel and locks into position. Once locked into place, the band is trimmed, leaving a tail extending from the buckle which is bent and 'snap fits' between the elements which are then crimped over the tail. In order to withstand the high force applied on the buckle by the towel clamp as the band is positioned, the buckle is secured to the end of the band by spaced elements which extend through openings in the band and are crimped toward each other. Extending from the end of the band are spaced tabs which are bent around the rear edge of the buckle. The recess between the tabs preferrably forms one of the element receiving openings.

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Glen Rock, NJ, United States of America

Bartolo Sciaino, Jr