Manipulator for fixing a surgical needle
CA 2406002 A1 · Owner: Riou, Lionel · Inventors: Watrelot, Antoine; Loubens, Thierry; Riou, Lionel
Overview
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The invention concerns a manipulator for fixing a surgical needle integral with a suture comprising a sleeve (4) wherein is stressed in a substantially elongated position a surgical needle (2) a stem (13) which penetrates into the sleeve (4) for extracting said needle (2) and angular indexing means (19) which consist in a configuration of the inner bore (5) of the sleeve (4) according to a profile which enables during extraction of the surgical needle (2) from the sleeve (4) to direct it into a specific and constant position relative to the main axes of said sleeve.
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- Filed March 29, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 29, 2021.
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