A suture locking device including an adapter for insertion into a body. The adapter has a proximal end, an open distal end and a lip within the distal end projecting towards an interior of the open distal end. The device further includes a knot tying element releasably attached to the distal end of the adapter. The knot tying element has a distal and a proximal end. The proximal end of the knot tying element has a recess thereon. The proximal end of the knot tying element is inserted within the open dista l end of the adapter such that the lip and the recess mate with each other to form a releasable lock.
申请公布号
CA2589571(A1)
申请公布日期
2007.11.19
申请号
CA20072589571
申请日期
2007.05.22
申请人
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.
发明人
CONLON, SEAN P.;STOKES, MICHAEL J.;HOLCOMB, MATTHEW D.