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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2015
Applicants:
Daniel Haberman, Boston, MA (US);
Stephen Santangelo, Sturbridge, MA (US);
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Haberman, Boston, MA (US);
Stephen Santangelo, Sturbridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorneys:
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 17/0467 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0474 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0475 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0477 (2013.01);
Abstract
An instrument for securing a knot disposed in surgical suture is provided. The instrument includes a side-loading channel disposed along the side of a knot pusher, the side-loading channel configured to receive the suture into the knot pusher. A method of operation is disclosed.