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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Charité—universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, DE;
Inventor:
Panagiotis Fikatas, Berlin, DE;
Assignee:
CHARITÉ—UNIVERSITAETSMEDIZIN BERLIN, Berlin, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/04 (2013.01); A61B 17/0483 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0474 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0477 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a device () for tying a knot, said device comprising a thread () having a functional end () and a pull end (). According to the invention, a main body () is provided and the thread () is laid around the outer surface () of said main body in the form of a prepared, still open knot (), such that as a result of pulling on the pull end (), the thread slides along the lateral surface () and forms a closed knot.