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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2017
Applicant:
Lsi Solutions, Inc., Victor, NY (US);
Inventors:
Jude S. Sauer, Pittsford, NY (US);
Angelo John Martellaro, Victor, NY (US);
Assignee:
LSI SOLUTIONS, INC., Victor, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/062 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 17/0483 (2013.01); A61B 17/0625 (2013.01); A61B 17/06066 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0053 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0608 (2013.01);
Abstract
A loader for a surgical suturing instrument is disclosed. The loader has a head having a protrusion configured to be releasably held by a tissue bite area of a surgical suturing instrument. The loader also has a tube interface. The loader further has one or more ferrule holders. The loader also has one or more ferrules, each corresponding to and held by one of the one or more ferrule holders and coupled to a suture end that leads from a tube releasably held by the tube interface.