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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Cook Medical Technologies Llc, Bloomington, IN (US);
Inventors:
James A. Taylor, Bloomington, IN (US);
Gary L. Neff, Bloomington, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0487 (2013.01); A61B 17/0218 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0417 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0419 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0496 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described are devices, methods and systems for securing sutures external to the body. In certain aspects, a suture securement device includes a housing member defining an internal cavity and a wedge member moveable within the cavity between a suture-release position to a suture-retention position. The wedge member defines a suture aperture extending therethrough. At the suture-retention position, the housing member is configured to compress the wedge member to clamp the suture, thereby substantially preventing the suture from moving within the aperture.