Suture guide and ruptured tissue repair

摘要

A suture guide may include a base, a tissue guard extending from the base, and two flanking posts affixed to the base on opposite sides of the tissue guard. The posts may extend from the base in parallel planes, and each of the posts may define a plurality of channels passing through its width. The channels may be so oriented that, for each post (a) the channels define suture needle guide paths in one or more planes, and (b) at least one channel is not perpendicular to a long axis of the first flanking post, so that it defines an oblique suture needle guide path. The tissue guard may be connected to the base by a connector so adjustable as to control spacing between the posts and the tissue guard.

主权项

1. A suture guide, comprising:
a base; a tissue guard extending from the base; and a first flanking post and a second flanking post, the two flanking posts affixed to the base on opposite sides of the tissue guard, the posts extending from the base in parallel planes, each of the posts defining a plurality of channels passing through its width, the channels so oriented that, for each post:
a) the channels define suture needle guide paths in one or more planes; andb) at least one channel is not perpendicular to a long axis of the first flanking post, so that it defines an oblique suture needle guide path; wherein the tissue guard is connected to the base by a connector so adjustable as to control spacing between the posts and the tissue guard; and wherein the guard and posts are so coupled to a shaft as to make the guard rotatable with respect to the posts.