EP 1199988 A2 20020502 - SURGICAL KNOT PUSHER
Title (en)
SURGICAL KNOT PUSHER
Title (de)
CHIRURGISCHER KNOTENSCHIEBER
Title (fr)
POUSSOIR POUR NOEUDS
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0013254 W 20000515
- US 13414199 P 19990514
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0069342A2] A knot pusher for pushing suture knots (200) towards an incision in a vessel or an organ of a patient includes an elongate member (124) which engages the knots. One segments (194) of the suture is attached to a suture leader (100) which pulls the segment (194) through a lumen in the elongate member (124). Consecutive knots are advanced towards the incision by pushing the knots with the elongate member (124), while holding one or both ends of the suture.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61B 17/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/0485 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0474 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0475 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0477 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0069342A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0069342 A2 20001123; WO 0069342 A3 20010419; AU 4849500 A 20001205; EP 1199988 A2 20020502; JP 2002543910 A 20021224
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0013254 W 20000515; AU 4849500 A 20000515; EP 00930726 A 20000515; JP 2000617802 A 20000515