Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Clip for broad suture
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Application No.: US16422433Application Date: 2019-05-24
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Publication No.: US11291438B2Publication Date: 2022-04-05
- Inventor: David Ruppert
- Applicant: Deep Blue Medical Advances, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NC Durham
- Assignee: Deep Blue Medical Advances, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Deep Blue Medical Advances, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Durham
- Agency: Andrus Intellectual Property Law, LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/06

Abstract:
A clip includes a first side portion and a second side portion fastenable together and configured to attach to a broad suture. The first side portion has a first aperture sized to permit passage of the broad suture therethrough. The second side portion has a second aperture sized to permit passage of the broad suture therethrough, and at least one prong in the second aperture configured to penetrate the broad suture. A stopper surface is provided on the first side portion, wherein the prong contacts the stopper surface when the first side portion and the second side portion are fastened together so as to maintain the prong in the broad suture to thereby attach the clip to the broad suture.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200367883A1 CLIP FOR BROAD SUTURE Public/Granted day:2020-11-26
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