Device for inserting surgical implants
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1. An apparatus for holding and dispensing sutures comprising:
- a handle; and
a spool rotatably attached to said handle, the spool comprising;
a first groove encircling the circumference of the spool;
a second groove encircling the circumference of the spool; and
at least one notch for temporarily engaging with at least a portion of the handle and preventing the rotation of the spool in at least one direction with respect to the handle.
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Abstract
Devices for dispensing suture threads and/or suture threads with needles attached to them that are particularly useful for inserting surgical implants, such as suture anchors, that make use of sutures. The devices use a novel spool design to safely and neatly hold the suture thread and/or needles until the surgeon wishes to dispense them.
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1. An apparatus for holding and dispensing sutures comprising:
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a handle; and
a spool rotatably attached to said handle, the spool comprising;
a first groove encircling the circumference of the spool;
a second groove encircling the circumference of the spool; and
at least one notch for temporarily engaging with at least a portion of the handle and preventing the rotation of the spool in at least one direction with respect to the handle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for holding and dispensing sutures or sutures with needles comprising:
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a handle; and
a spool rotatably attached to said handle, the spool comprising;
a first groove encircling the circumference of the spool;
a second groove encircling the circumference of the spool; and
at least one protuberance for temporarily engaging with at least a portion of the handle and preventing the rotation of the spool in at least one direction with respect to the handle. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for holding and dispensing sutures or sutures with needles comprising:
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a handle;
a spool rotatably attached to said handle, the spool comprising;
a first groove encircling the circumference of the spool;
a second groove encircling the circumference of the spool; and
means for temporarily preventing the rotation of the spool in at least one direction with respect to the handle. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus for inserting surgical implants in vivo, comprising:
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a handle;
a spool rotatably attached to the handle;
at least one suture having a first end and a second end, wherein each end of the at least one suture is wound around the spool;
a shaft having distal and proximal ends, wherein the proximal end is attached to the handle; and
a surgical implant removably attached to the distal end of the shaft, wherein the at least one suture is threaded through the surgical implant. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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