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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2019
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Hachioji, JP;
Inventor:
Takayuki Hatanaka, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0487 (2013.01); A61B 17/0467 (2013.01); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0488 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0496 (2013.01);
Abstract
A suture securing instrument can include a cylindrical body that has an inner circumferential surface, and a securing portion configured to secure a suture. The securing portion can include an outer circumferential surface supported by the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical body by moving along a longitudinal axis relative to the cylindrical body, and a holding portion configured to hold the suture between the cylindrical body and the securing portion. The holding portion can also include a groove for the suture.