Suture manipulating and cutting implement
CA 2932247 C · Owner: T.A.G. Medical Devices-Agriculture Cooperative Ltd. · Inventors: Moor, Dan; Oren, Ran
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An implement for cutting a portion of a length of a suture during a surgical procedure , includes an elongated shaft having an elongated shaft with a recess open slot for receiving the , suture, the slot including a bend. The implement further includes a tubular cutting member , enclosing the elongated shaft. The implement has an open position in which , the shaft projects , outwardly of the tubular cutter member to expose the slot for receiving a suture; an intermediate , position, in which the tubular cutter member covers the bend of the slot; and a closed position, in , which the shaft is drawn into the tubular cutting member such that a portion of ends of the suture , arc cut off.
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- Filed March 3, 2005 and granted August 4, 2020. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 3, 2025.
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