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Title:
SUTURE THREAD SHIFTING DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2005/039420
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A suture thread shifting device with which at the surgery conducted in arthroscopic or endoscopic viewing field, an operating surgeon even if not highly skilled can accurately and easily shift a fibrous member, such as suture thread, from a position on the operating surgeon’s near side to a position on the far side without interference with human body tissue. The suture thread shifting device is characterized in that even when the incision portion of surface layer of the body is small, front edge (11) of the device has a sectional configuration (for example, circular section of relatively small diameter) suitable for allowing the front edge to reach a region in arthroscopic or endoscopic viewing field and that the device with the suture thread engaging in the front edge (11) can shift the suture thread from a position on the operating surgeon’s side (near side position)to a position remote from the operating surgeon (far side position).

Inventors:
HORAGUCHI TAKASHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2004/015817
Publication Date:
May 06, 2005
Filing Date:
October 26, 2004
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Assignee:
UNIV NIHON (JP)
HORAGUCHI TAKASHI (JP)
International Classes:
A61B17/00; A61B17/04; A61B17/06; (IPC1-7): A61B17/04
Foreign References:
JP2002272750A2002-09-24
JPH05317321A1993-12-03
US3763860A1973-10-09
US5397326A1995-03-14
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Takahashi, Toshitada (Minato-ku Tokyo, 03, JP)
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