Global Patent Index - EP 1526813 A2

EP 1526813 A2 20050504 - SEMI-AUTOMATIC SUTURE DEVICE USING SURGICAL THREAD

Title (en)

SEMI-AUTOMATIC SUTURE DEVICE USING SURGICAL THREAD

Title (de)

HALBAUTOMATISCHE VORRICHTUNG ZUM SICHERN UND SPANNEN VON CHIRURGISCHEN NÄHFÄDEN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF SEMI-AUTOMATIQUE DE BLOCAGE ET DE TENSION D'UN FIL DE SUTURE CHIRURGICAL

Publication

EP 1526813 A2 20050504 (FR)

Application

EP 03758206 A 20030805

Priority

  • FR 0302459 W 20030805
  • FR 0209972 A 20020806

Abstract (en)

[origin: FR2843291A1] The device using surgical thread (11) consists of locking means (2) which enable two thread ends (31,32) of a suture to be joined at a locking area (42). A support element comprises a support surface (41) on the tissue to be sutured. There are controlled tension means (43) for the thread which can exert a tension according to a first predetermined value after the two ends of the thread have been locked.

IPC 1-7

A61B 17/04

IPC 8 full level

A61B 17/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 17/0487 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/0454 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2004014235A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

FR 2843291 A1 20040213; FR 2843291 B1 20050603; AU 2003274223 A1 20040225; CA 2494586 A1 20040219; CN 1674830 A 20050928; EP 1526813 A2 20050504; JP 2005534441 A 20051117; US 2005240203 A1 20051027; US 7270671 B2 20070918; WO 2004014235 A2 20040219; WO 2004014235 A3 20040408; ZA 200500909 B 20050826

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 0209972 A 20020806; AU 2003274223 A 20030805; CA 2494586 A 20030805; CN 03818915 A 20030805; EP 03758206 A 20030805; FR 0302459 W 20030805; JP 2004526973 A 20030805; US 52196605 A 20050607; ZA 200500909 A 20050201