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 MORGAN, JEREMIAH, MIRAKI, MANOUCHEHR, A, JACOBS, BRIAN, R, HOFFMAN, BRENT, K, HENDSBEE, CAREY, MAHONEY, JEFFREY, L, MOEHLE, RYAN, DANG, KEVIN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 18.05.2016
Subjects
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: EP20140823055