Title:
Self-maintenance variable loop suture material
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP6125488
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A suture having a first end for penetrating tissue, an elongated suture body having a periphery; a plurality of retainers on the periphery, and a second end having a variable loop of variable circumference, wherein the variable loop includes a fixed loop slidably engaging the elongated body for slidingly varying the circumference of the variable loop, and wherein the first end may pass through the variable loop to secure tissue as an anchor, the anchor preventing movement of the suture in the direction of deployment of the first end.
Inventors:
Gross Jeffrey M
Dolbesky Reb
Dagostino William El
Hunter William El
Dolbesky Reb
Dagostino William El
Hunter William El
Application Number:
JP2014501287A
Publication Date:
May 10, 2017
Filing Date:
March 23, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Ethicon LLC
International Classes:
A61B17/04; A61L17/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2007537017A | ||||
| JP10337291A | ||||
| JP2006522656A | ||||
| JP2009247900A | ||||
| JP2010063892A | ||||
| JP2009247889A |
Foreign References:
| WO2009151876A1 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Konobu Kato
Takafumi Oshima
Takafumi Oshima
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