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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2006
Applicants:
Jyue Boon Lim, New Brighton, MN (US);
Raimar Boehlke, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Inventors:
Jyue Boon Lim, New Brighton, MN (US);
Raimar Boehlke, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00371 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0474 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0475 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0496 (2013.01);
Abstract
A knot pusher device for deploying a plurality of pretied knots to a surgical site is provided. In one embodiment, the knot pusher device comprises a shaft, an inner tubular member, and an inner rod, each having a proximal end and a distal end. The inner tubular member is provided within the shaft and is radially translatable with respect to the shaft. The inner rod is provided within the inner tubular member and is slidably coupled to the inner tubular member and is axially translatable with respect thereto.