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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:
Jul. 01, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 16, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jude S Sauer, Pittsford, NY (US);
Louis N Rapp, Dansville, NY (US);
Thomas A Tiberio, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
LaserSurge, Inc., Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606139 ; 606147 ; 29282 ; 29751 ;
Abstract
A surgical apparatus and method of use for maintaining tension upon a length of suture material extending from body tissue is provided. The surgical apparatus deforms and compresses a securing member about a length of suture material which is received therethrough so as to maintain a prescribed amount of tension on the suture material which extends from body tissue and is engaged in the compressed securing member.
Published as:
CA2141911A1; EP0669103A1; US5643289A; US5669917A; EP0669103B1; DE69512447D1; DE69512447T2; CA2141911C;