KNOTLESS SUTURE FASTENER INSTALLATION SYSTEM

A knotless suture fastener installation system for securing medical devices such as cardiac implants. The knotless suture fasteners may be spring-biased so as to grip onto sutures passed therethrough. The system includes a fastener deployment tool with a proximal handle and a distal shaft to which a...

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Main Authors MAHONEY, JEFFREY L, MORGAN, JEREMIAH, HENDSBEE, CAREY, JACOBS, BRIAN R, MOEHLE, RYAN, DANG, KEVIN, HOFFMAN, BRENT K, MIRAKI, MANOUCHEHR A
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 15.01.2015
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DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:A knotless suture fastener installation system for securing medical devices such as cardiac implants. The knotless suture fasteners may be spring-biased so as to grip onto sutures passed therethrough. The system includes a fastener deployment tool with a proximal handle and a distal shaft to which a fastener cartridge attaches. A plurality of disposable cartridges are sequentially attached to the end of the deployment tool and used to secure the medical implant one fastener at a time. The deployment tool may also cut the sutures being fastened.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA20142902233