MEDICAL IMPLEMENT FOR MANIPULATING SUTURES PARTICULARLY USEFUL IN ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY

摘要

A medical implement for transport of a suture shuttle, comprising a handle including a proximal portion configured for manual gripping by a user, a distal portion, an internal passageway for a suture shuttle, extending between a proximal end and a distal end of the handle; an intermediate portion formed with a thumb depression facing a first direction; the proximal portion comprising a slot extending from the internal passageway to a lateral face of the handle for enabling side-loading of a suture shuttle into a proximal portion of the internal passageway, the slot facing a second direction; the slot extending longitudinally from a proximal end of the handle to an intersection with the thumb depression, wherein at the intersection the slot is exposed in the first direction, and a roller rotatably mounted at the thumb depression.

主权项

1. A medical implement for transport of a suture shuttle, comprising:
a handle comprising:
a proximal portion configured for manual gripping by a user,a distal portion,an internal passageway for a suture shuttle, extending between a proximal end and a distal end of said handle;an intermediate portion formed with a thumb depression facing a first direction;said proximal portion comprising a slot extending from said internal passageway to a lateral face of said handle for enabling side-loading of a suture shuttle into a proximal portion of said internal passageway, said slot facing a second direction; said slot extending longitudinally from a proximal end of said handle to an intersection with said thumb depression, wherein at said intersection said slot is exposed in said first direction;a roller rotatably mounted at said thumb depression, the roller being mounted such that when a suture shuttle is loaded into said internal passageway, the thumb of a user gripping the handle at said depression may press an exposed portion of said suture shuttle against the roller.