Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Suture locks
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Application No.: US15090459Application Date: 2016-04-04
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Publication No.: US10463360B2Publication Date: 2019-11-05
- Inventor: William Lear
- Applicant: JULVIA Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OR Portland
- Assignee: SUTUREGARD Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee: SUTUREGARD Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Portland
- Agency: Wei & Sleman LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04

Abstract:
A suture securing device includes a body connected to an arm by a hinge and is useable to secure a suture without requiring the tying of a knot. The body includes a bottom surface that contacts a patient's skin when in use, an eversion recess formed in the bottom surface, and a first gripping surface. The arm is connected to the body by the hinge and includes a second gripping surface that contacts at least a portion of the first gripping surface when the hinge is in the closed configuration. The device may also include an engagement structure configured to secure the arm to the body in the closed configuration.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170014122A1 SUTURE LOCKS Public/Granted day:2017-01-19
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