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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2019
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Briana J. Moretti, Franklin, MA (US);
Ashrita Raghuram, Brighton, MA (US);
Shaun D. Comee, Fiskdale, MA (US);
Christopher R. Deuel, Melrose, MA (US);
Stan Gilbert, Litchfield, NH (US);
Thomas Jones, Milford, MA (US);
Kevin Windheuser, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 17/06066 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0474 (2013.01); A61B 2017/061 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0609 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06038 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06047 (2013.01);
Abstract
A suture assembly may include a needle having a cylindrical body with a sharp point on at least one end, a lumen extending transverse to a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical body, and a recess in communication with an opening to the lumen. A suture extends through the lumen and is secured within the recess of the needle by a sleeve extending over the needle.