Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for closing a surgical site
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Application No.: US16377600Application Date: 2019-04-08
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Publication No.: US10660635B2Publication Date: 2020-05-26
- Inventor: George Swope Munday
- Applicant: George Swope Munday
- Agency: Barnes & Thornburg, LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04 ; A61B17/06 ; A61B34/30 ; A61B90/00 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
A suturing device includes a clamshell body having a first side coupled to a second side by a hinge. The first side and the second side each have an end opposite the hinge. A spool is coupled to the clamshell body and rotatable relative to the clamshell body. A suture is wound around the spool. The ends of the first side and the second side may lock together to capture an end of the suture.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190350580A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLOSING A SURGICAL SITE Public/Granted day:2019-11-21
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