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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:
Jan. 02, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 23, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shaw P Wan, Rolla, MO (US);
Rosendo Martinez, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ; A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606148 ; 606192 ;
Abstract
A suturing instrument for impeding the flow of blood around a suturing site comprises a substantially rigid shaft having opposite ends which are distal and proximal relative to a person holding the instrument, an expansible annular member of flexible, resilient material encircling the shaft adjacent its distal end, and an expansion mechanism for expanding the annular member radially outwardly relative to the shaft to impede the flow of blood around a suturing site. The distal end of the shaft is adapted to be inserted into a patient during the suturing procedure.