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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4968315 | Suture anchor and suture anchor installation tool A novel suture anchor comprising (a) a coupling member having a first end portion and a reduced second end portion, and a shoulder formed at the junction of the first end portion and the reduced second end portion, (b) at least one barb, the barb having a... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967949 | Apparatus for effecting occlusion of the vas deferens Apparatus for implanting closable locking clips to effect the percutaneous occlusion of target vessels is disclosed, including a pair of pivotable jaws defining a clip retaining cavity, a clip moving slide for sliding a locking clip from a retracted posit... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4961741 | Suture knotting instrument A suturing device (20) having a leading member (22) and a trailing member (24) for forming a double knot. The leading member (22) functions to slide a first knot (26) that is formed in the sutures (30, 32) against the surface (34) of tissue (40). A finger... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4907590 | Acupuncture therapy by burying suture through an acupuncture needle An acupuncture therapy is performed by using a disposable acupuncture needle comprising a suture which is preferably made of absorbable material, a handle having a suture holder in which one end of the suture is held integrally, a barrel which the handle ... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4899743 | Suture anchor installation tool A novel suture anchor installation tool which comprises an elongated member having a first end and a second end and a slot extending from the first end towards the second end, the slot being sized to snugly accommodate the suture anchor's barb, whereby th... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4890615 | Arthroscopic suturing instrument A suturing instrument for use in arthroscopic surgery includes a hollow needle for penetrating tissue to be sutured within the body while the tissue is clamped between relatively movable jaws, and a suture feed mechanism for feeding suture material throug... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4884572 | Tack and applicator for treating torn bodily material in vivo An apparatus for repairing in vivo torn cartilaginous or other bodily tissue, particularly torn meniscus tissue during arthroscopic surgery, employs a repair tack of biodegradable material chosen to have a degradation time in excess of the required healin... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4827929 | Angulated surgical instrument Improved surgical instruments which are angulated to facilitate improved clamping of vessels and suturing when used as a needle holder. Instrument arms are presented which are interrelated along their lengths to define a scissors type motion. The arms inc... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4815465 | Dissector device A dissector device to be incorporated into the anvil-jaw of a ligation and division stapler to facilitate its use. Such device is inserted with ease through a relatively small opening in the neighboring tissues of the blood vessels to be ligated and divid... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4781190 | Method of arthroscopic repair of a limb joint A method of surgical repair using a needle having two sharpened ends, under arthroscopic control by passing a needle into the joint until the eye of the needle just emerges from the skin on the distal side of the joint, then pulling the suture through the... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4328805 | Method of suturing the organs of the gastrointestinal tract The present invention describes the method of suturing the stomach with the intestine, incorporating stitching up the stomach, severing the respected gastric portion, dissecting the seromuscular layers alone of the gastric wall at the place of anastomosin... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4177813 | Vessel occluder A disposable vascular tourniquet for controlling the constriction of a blood vessel during surgery. The vessel occluder comprises a flexible tubular sheath having a clamping structure disposed at its proximal end. The clamping structure is a unitary molde... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4050465 | Automatic surgical apparatus for ligutaring blood vessels A surgical apparatus for ligature of cut blood vessels having the appearance of a hemostatic clip including a support and dispensing structure to receive a charger and a supply of cartridges each carrying a preformed knot. The charger is movably coupled t... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4038988 | Surgical apparatus Surgical apparatus to ligature sectioned blood vessels automatically comprising a tubular body provided with two angularly offset longitudinal grooves, a tubular spindle fitted within the body and adapted to carry two or more suture-holding cartridges, on... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4018229 | Apparatus for ligation of affected part in coeloma An apparatus for ligation of affected part in coeloma comprises an inner and an outer flexible tube. A ligature or tie-up thread is provided with a loop formation, one end of which is disposed within the inner tube. The outer tube houses the loop formatio... | 04/19/1977 |
