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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2021
Applicant:
Medacta International S.a., Castel San Pietro, CH;
Inventor:
Sascha Berberich, Tuttlingen, DE;
Assignee:
Medacta International SA, 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 17/06166 (2013.01); A61B 17/062 (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, including a needle provided with a longitudinal cavity developing along a main direction, at least a first and a second member slidably inserted in said cavity and arranged in succession along said main direction and a surgical thread slidably inserted in the cavity and connected to the first and the second member. The first and the second member each comprises at least a pair of bodies connected together by means of a junction element.