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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Medacta International S.a., Castel San Pietro, CH;
Inventor:
Sascha Berberich, Tuttlingen, DE;
Assignee:
MEDACTA INTERNATIONAL S.A., Castel San Pietro, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/062 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/062 (2013.01); A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0417 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0438 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06052 (2013.01);
Abstract
A suturing device, in particular for suturing lacerations of the meniscus, comprising: a needle provided with a longitudinal cavity extending along a main direction; at least a first and a second member slidably inserted in the cavity and arranged in succession along the main direction; a surgical thread slidably inserted in the cavity and connected to the first and second member, wherein the first and second member each comprise at least one pair of bodies connected together by means of a junction. Other aspects may be disclosed and claimed.