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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1999
Filed:
May. 21, 1998
Harrith M Hasson, Chicago, IL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A device for facilitating the performance of a medical procedure in a cavity bounded by a tissue. The device has a body with a first opening therethrough to define a first passageway for a medical instrument to be directed from externally of the cavity through an opening in the tissue to the cavity, and an exposed surface that can be placed against the tissue around the opening therethrough with the device in an operative state relative to the tissue. A second opening through the body defines a second passageway through which a tying instrument can be directed from externally of the tissue through the body and into the cavity bounded by the tissue. A first repositionable element is movable between first and second positions relative to the body. In the first position, the first repositionable element allows a suturing thread to be placed into and removed from a holding position. In the second position, the first repositionable element captively maintains a suturing thread in the holding position.