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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Manouchehr A. Miraki, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Kevin Dang, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Yoon H. Kwon, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
William Biller, Tustin, CA (US);
Assignee:
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0487 (2013.01); A61B 17/0467 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00084 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0488 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0619 (2013.01); A61B 2217/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein are systems and methods for securing sutures that obviate the need for tying knots. Instead of tying two ends of a suture or two sutures together with a knot, two or more suture portions can be fused or cauterized together using heat. A device can be applied to adjacent suture portions that heats the suture portions and causes the suture portions to fuse together, effectively securing the suture portions together without a knot.