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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2019
Vquad Medical Llc, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Sebastian Khairkhahan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Alexander Khairkhahan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Vquad Medical LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A suture clip includes a disc body having at least two adjacent portions joined by a hinge at one end and a latch at another end. Suture engagement surfaces are formed on a first and second portion of the disc body so that the first and second suture engagement surfaces can close sufficiently tightly to immobilize a pair of suture lengths therebetween when the two portions are closed and held together by the latch. A suture clip applier holds a plurality of such suture clips typically in a magazine, an open configuration where the suture engagement surfaces are held apart. Single suture clips are advanced by an advancement mechanism over a pair of suture ends having a midsection in tissue. A closing mechanism closes and latches the first and second portions of the disc body together to capture the pair of suture ends therebetween.