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5219359 Suture apparatus  
An elongate length of suture is passed through holes in a first small plate (pledget) and holes in a second small plate (pledget), the suture being then tied to retain the two small plates relative...
5217486 Suture anchor and installation tool  
A system for attaching an object to a workpiece including an anchor and an installation tool is provided. The anchor includes a body having a transverse cross-section slightly smaller than the...
5207679 Suture anchor and installation tool  
A system for attaching an object to a workpiece including an anchor assembly and an installation tool is provided. The anchor assembly includes a body and at least two barbs. The body has a first...
5207703 Suture organizer  
A suture organizer 10 comprises a flat, platelike member 24 having a rank of fingerlike projections 28 extending from an upper surface 27 thereof. A layer of adhesive 32 is provided on a lower...
5203787 Suture retaining arrangement  
An arrangement for attaching a suture to a bone includes a device which has an elongate body having first and second ends, a central portion, and a longitudinal axis extending through the ends. A...
5176682 Surgical implement  
A surgical implement (10) for permanently attaching a ligament (L) or a suture to a bone (B). An anchor body (12) is insertable into a pre-drilled hole (H). The outer end of the body is threaded...
5171259 Device for nonoperatively occluding a defect  
The device of the invention is provided with a pair of patches each comprising a resilient, foldable annular frame and a piece of cloth stretched over and fixed to the frame. The patches are so...
5156616 Apparatus and method for suture attachment  
A cannulated bone screw is illustrated that retains a knotted suture and which is anchored to bone. The cannulated bone screw comprises a biocompatible body having a proximal end and a distal end,...
5141520 Harpoon suture anchor  
A harpoon suture anchor and driver, which suture anchor includes a pointed forward harpoon end that is for driving into a bone, the driver for mounting the suture anchor onto one end and is...
5127412 Skin tensioning  
The skin tension set includes an anchor member having a body portion and a plurality of suture guides along its sidewalls and bottom coupled by a single suture loop to the anchor is a winder. The...
5123913 Suture device  
A suture device comprises a loop member formed on one side with an aperture and an access channel extending from the aperture to an opening defined by the loop. A thread connected to loop is...
5123914 Visceral anchor for visceral wall mobilization  
A visceral anchor and method for visceral wall mobilization is disclosed. The visceral anchor includes an elongated cross bar to which a suture is attached at a location substantially in the center...
5102421 Suture anchor and method of forming  
A suture anchor, or rivet, for fixing one end of a suture in a bone has a forward and formed of a plurality of truncated cones positioned in line behind a cone with a cylindrical member extending...
5100417 Suture anchor and driver assembly  
An anchor and anchor driver device for securely and accurately positioning and installing a bone (suture) anchor in place are disclosed. The bone anchor has a rounded or pointed head and a series...
5078731 Suture clip  
Eliminates the need for tying knots in sutures. The clip (20) is slidable in an open position along sutures (12) that extend from a suturing site. With the clip (20) at the suturing site, the...
5078721 Device for surgical ligation  
A ligature is described in which one end of the ligature is made firm and inserted into a sleeve to facilitate passage under a tubular vessel and retrieval of both ends.
5062843 Interference fixation screw with integral instrumentation  
A fixation screw for securing a bone graft of a tendon section in place in a ligament tunnel is formed from a biocompatible plastic or bioabsorbable material. The tendon section is used to replace...
5053047 Suture devices particularly useful in endoscopic surgery and methods of suturing  
Suture devices, particularly useful in endoscopic surgery, include a suture device made of bioabsorbable material having an elongate body member with a sharp distal end for penetrating tissue and...
5046513 Method for anchoring suture to bone  
A method for anchoring suture to bone, wherein the method comprises the steps of (1) providing a suture anchor of the sort comprising (a) a coupling member, (b) at least one barb, said barb having...
5044378 Device for distracting patients during intravenous injections  
A portable medical unit that is used during the medical procedures of extracting blood from and giving needles to children. The unit provides a concealed work area with storage pockets; a vinyl...
5041129 Slotted suture anchor and method of anchoring a suture  
A suture anchor (10) for securing a suture (20) to body tissue (38) in an athroscopic surgical procedure. The suture anchor is an elongatyed tubular member (12) having first and second ends...
5037422 Bone anchor and method of anchoring a suture to a bone  
A bone anchor (10) for securing a suture to a bone (38). The bone anchor (10) has a tip (16) at its distal end (18) and at least one resilient wall (27) extending to a trailing end (20) of the body...
5021059 Plug device with pulley for sealing punctures in tissue and methods of use  
An instrument, a closure, and method of use for sealing an opening, e.g., a percutaneous incision or puncture, in a living being. The instrument includes a tubular carrier storing the closure. The...
5013292 Surgical correction of female urinary stress incontinence and kit therefor  
A surgical kit is provided, for a urethropexy procedure, comprising at least one needle (comprising a cannula and a trocar), a pair of implants and a tray for supporting and packaging the needle(s)...
5009663 Method for performing a surgical closure of a skin incision or wound and means for carrying out the method  
A method for performing a surgical closure of a skin incision or wound in which at least one surgical suture thread is used for holding together two opposite skin edge portions. A locking device is...
4988351 Washer for use with cancellous screw for attaching soft tissue to bone  
A soft tissue washer for use with a cancellous screw for attaching soft tissue, such as ligaments, to bone has posts disposed on a distal face of a washer body to limit penetration of sharp pins...
4969893 Disposable suture cutter and needle holder  
A disposable suture cutter and needle holder for a suture needle having thread thereon has a supporting base for a foamed plastic needle holder. A cutting blade having foamed plastic disposed...
4969892 Suturing anchoring device for use in a female suspension procedure  
An anchoring means for anchoring a suture in tissue comprises a housing, a substantially cylindrical means within said housing for receiving a suture, and an adjusting means. Another anchoring...
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...
4960420 Channel ligament clamp and system  
A ligament fixation device and system for its use that includes a channel ligament clamp (10) fabricated for human implantation and consisting of a channel section having a web (13) between...
4955913 Surgical tie  
An absorbable surgical tie which permits positive locking an quick adaptation, particularly during the performance of feline and canine hysterectomies.
4946468 Suture anchor and suture anchor installation tool  
A new and improved suture anchor of the sort adapted to anchor an intermediate portion of a piece of conventional suture in bone, and a new and improved installation tool for deploying the same,...
4927421 Process of endosteal fixation of a ligament  
A cannulated interference screw (10) and process for human implantation in an arthroscopic surgical procedure for replacement of a ligament, or the like. The interference screw is provided with a...
4901721 Suturing device  
A surgical suturing device for cardio-thoracic surgery and the like has a wire suture and a biasing mechanism operatively connected to one end of the suture. The biasing mechanism has suture...
4898156 Suture anchor  
A suture anchor for anchoring one end of a conventional suture to bone comprising a coupling member, at least one barb made of a resilient elastic material projecting from said coupling member, and...
4896668 Plate set for osteal fixation, equipped with suture strands  
A sternum plate set for securing a patient's ribcage following surgery and for protecting internal organs during subsequent surgical procedures. The plate set is constructed of biocompatible...
4823794 Surgical pledget  
A surgical pledget including a suture entrance slit extending through the pledget from a side wall to a central suture location within the pledget and means for retaining the suture at the suture...
4750492 Absorbable suture apparatus, method and installer  
An apparatus for repairing torn animal body tissue in a single procedure features a suture, anchor attached at one end of the suture to prevent the suture from being pulled through the tissue, and...
4741330 Method and apparatus for anchoring and manipulating cartilage  
A method and apparatus for anchoring and manipulating cartilage within a joint during arthroscopic surgery by piercing the cartilage with a hollow needle, in the tip of which is lodged an elongate...
4738255 Suture anchor system  
A suture anchor system that includes a drill for turning into a bone mass with sissoring blades pivotally connected in a longitudinal drill shaft slot proximate to a cutting end thereof, the blade...
4683895 Suture sleeve anchoring device  
The anchoring device is used to grip and anchor a suture sleeve received around a pacing lead body to underlying tissue. The anchoring device comprises a unitary body having an upper clip formation...
4669473 Surgical fastener  
An improved surgical fastener having at least one head portion and a filament portion arranged in a T configuration, wherein at least one end of the said at least one head portion is sharply...
4632100 Suture anchor assembly  
A cylindrical suture anchor having a drill formed on one end thereof and flights of threads formed on the other whereto at least one section of suture is permanently secured, the anchor to be...
4589416 Surgical fastener retainer member assembly  
A unitary assembly of surgical fastener retainer members is disclosed. The assembly includes a plurality of retainer members, preferably of a resinous material, arranged in a surgically useful...
4532926 Two-piece tissue fastener with ratchet leg staple and sealable latching receiver  
An absorbable fastener is provided to hold together portions of mammalian tissue and includes a T-shaped fastening member and a receiver adapted to receive the leg of the fastening member. The...
4448194 Full stroke compelling mechanism for surgical instrument with drum drive  
An actuating mechanism is provided for a hand-operated surgical instrument having at least one operating member. The operating member is engaged by or extends from a flexible pusher member wound at...
4409974 Bone-fixating surgical implant device  
A surgical implant for the fixation of bone portions and methods for using the same to reduce bone fractures with or without the use of bone fixating plates and in a variety of surgical procedures...
4402314 Surgical nasal septum splint  
A surgical nasal septum splint comprising a pair of members, each of which having a thin, flat body with a posterior end adapted to be inserted into the nasal passage and to be positionable...
4387489 Clasp for locking a ligature loop  
This disclosure relates to a clasp for gripping free end portions of a strap to maintain a loop thereof tightly engaged around an object, such as a portion of the human body, the clasp including...
4291698 Button for surgical applications  
A button for surgical applications comprising a disk having a slot which extends to a passage for guiding a thread therethrough within the circumference of the disk, said passage being sealed by a...
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