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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. 21, 1989
Filed:
Apr. 24, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Josef Seifert, Grosselfingen, DE;
Assignee:
Helmut Diener, Tuttlingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
227 19 ; 227D / ; 227120 ;
Abstract
Suture clip tongs include a main portion and a handle portion pivotably connected to the main portion. A magazine for suture clips is removably attached to the main portion. The magazine is formed by two sectional members which define a guide duct for the suture clips. When the magazine is being filled with the suture clips, the sectional members can be successively slid one into the other. This substantially facilitates filling and assembly of the magazine. The main portion of the tongs includes a bending mechanism for the suture clips. The magazine as well as the bending mechanism are reusable.