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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2020
Applicant:
Lsi Solutions, Inc., Victor, NY (US);
Inventor:
Jude S. Sauer, Pittsford, NY (US);
Assignee:
LSI Solutions, Inc., Victor, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00008 (2013.01); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00013 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00358 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00367 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0042 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00969 (2013.01);
Abstract
Another surgical device is also disclosed. The surgical device includes a flexible distal tip, which may also include a distal opening, a shaft interface opening on a proximal end of the flexible distal tip, an intermediate opening located between the distal opening and the shaft interface opening, and a channel coupling the shaft interface opening and the intermediate opening. The device may also include a hollow shaft connected to the shaft interface opening, a handle coupled to the hollow shaft, a suture locking device slidable within the handle, and a sliding actuator coupled to the hollow shaft.