SURGICAL SUTURE CUTTER

摘要

A suture cutter having a handle (10) and a barrel (11) with a movable cutting head (69) on the barrel, and the barrel supporting a stationary cutting edge (46) and a movable cutting edge (61). A movable support (51) carries the movable cutting edge and includes a surface (62) spaced from the stationary cutting edge a selected distance. An abutment wall (48) spaced from the stationary cutting edge at the selected distance provides for snugly restricting movement of the moving cutting edge away from cutting contact with the stationary cutting edge while cutting the suture. Recesses (67) are defined on a guiding support surface (58) along which the movable cutting edge slides when the handle is actuated, allowing for sharpening of the moveable cutting edge when said edge is retracted proximally.