| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a suture management system for managing sutures during surgical procedures, which is to be used with a surgical portal apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: The system for managing one or more sutures extending from a surgical portal apparatus 10 during the surgical procedures that incorporates the use of at least one suture includes a surgical portal member configured for insertion into a patient and defining a longitudinal passage for the receipt of the at least one suture; and at least a first suture clip 110 and a second suture clip 110. Each suture clip includes a base portion operably connected to a retaining portion by a hinge portion. The base portion and the retaining portion are configured for securing at least one end of a suture therebetween. Each of the at least first and second suture clips includes at least one visible identifying marking. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT |
