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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. 14, 1978
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Taichiro Akiyama, Shinjuku, Tokyo, JA;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
30134 ; 1401236 ;
Abstract
A cutting apparatus for a surgical thread which comprises a thread-like body and a plurality of projections formed at regular intervals in the thread-like body. The cutting apparatus includes a holder for the surgical thread through which the surgical thread is inserted, a cutting member arranged adjacent to the holder, an actuating rod for actuating the cutting member, and a trigger for driving the actuating rod. Even when the blood vessel is ligated with the surgical thread in the interior of the human body, the surgical thread can be easily cut by the cutting apparatus in the interior of the human body.