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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:
Oct. 31, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 29, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael S Kolesa, Norwalk, CT (US);
Dominick L Mastri, Bridgeport, CT (US);
Wayne P Young, Brewster, NY (US);
Henry Bolanos, East Norwalk, CT (US);
Assignee:
United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606139 ; 606142 ; 606232 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for applying a suture clip to a suture includes (a) an endoscopic portion having at least one slot to position a suture transversely to the longitudinal axis of the endoscopic portion, a camming surface for closing a clip onto a suture positioned within the suture receiving means, a pusher for advancing a suture clip into the camming surface, and a tubular housing; and (b) a handle portion including a handle portion housing, and an actuation mechanism for actuating the pusher.
Published as:
US5462558A; CA2155801A1; EP0699415A2; EP0699415A3; US5645553A; EP0699415B1; DE69531029D1; EP1334695A1; ES2194877T3; DE69531029T2; CA2155801C;