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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:
Nov. 01, 1983
Filed:
Feb. 16, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Konstantin Ivanov, Edison, NJ (US);
Jack Cascio, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
206 633 ; 206388 ; 206491 ; 229 / ; 229 40 ;
Abstract
A retainer for surgical sutures comprising three panels which provide for a separate needle compartment and a separate suture compartment. The panels are aligned so that once the needle has been placed in position, the winding of a suture maintains the needle in the desired position.