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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:
Feb. 01, 1994
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gene W Kammerer, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Royce Frederick, South Bound Brook, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606148 ;
Abstract
A suturing device for placing a continuous suture line between anchor knots is disclosed. The device has a cannula and first and second sutures. Each suture has a slide end, a distal loop, and a slip knot securing the distal loop to the slide end. The sutures are threaded through the cannula. One of the sutures has a stay end extending from the slip knot, and a needle attached to this stay end. The device is particularly adapted to place a continuous suture line during endoscopic surgical procedures.
Published as:
US5282809A; CA2103226A1; BR9304739A; EP0598588A2; AU5075493A; JPH0716233A; EP0598588A3; AU670461B2; EP0598588B1; DE69325776D1; ES2134244T3; DE69325776T2; JP3350869B2;