| 摘要 |
A suture welding system for fixedly attaching a first length of suture to a second length of suture includes an electrosurgical energy source and a suture welding device. The suture welding device has a working end, a suture contacting element disposed on the working end, a first electrode electrically coupled to the electrosurgic al energy source, and a second electrode electrically coupled to the electrosurgical energy source. The first electrode is disposed on the suture contacting element for providi ng electrical energy to the first and second lengths of suture, and the second electrode i s disposable proximate to the suture welding site for providing a return electrical energ y path to the electrosurgical energy source. When electrical energy is provided by the fir st electrode to the first and second lengths of suture welds, the first and second length s of suture are welded into a fixed attachment.
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