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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2018
Applicant:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Aaron M. Fortson, Fremont, CA (US);
David J. Milazzo, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 46/23 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/92 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 17/0467 (2013.01); A61B 17/0483 (2013.01); A61B 17/0485 (2013.01); A61B 17/06061 (2013.01); A61B 46/23 (2016.02); A61B 90/92 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00862 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0474 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0807 (2016.02);
Abstract
A suture management member including a body being elongate in a first direction and having a suture-receiving recess in a second direction transverse to the first direction. The suture-receiving recess extends partially through the body and separates the body into a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is being biased towards the second portion to securely retaining a suture within the suture-receiving recess.