Spring-Type Suture Securing Device
First Claim
1. A suture securing device comprising:
- a body having proximal and distal end portions, the distal end portion defining a suture receiving opening;
a shaft having proximal and distal end portions, the shaft at least partially disposed in the body, the shaft and the body being assembled for relative reciprocal motion between a first position and a second position; and
a tension coil spring having a first end and a second end, the first end being operably attached to the distal end portion of the body and the second end being operably attached adjacent the distal end portion of the shaft, said tension coil spring disposed adjacent the suture receiving opening,wherein the suture securing device is configured and dimensioned such that, when said body and shaft are in the first position, the tension coil spring is in a rest position, and when at least one of the body and the shaft are in the second position, the tension coil spring is in a tensioned position to form at least one gap therebetween to enable receipt of at least a portion of at least one suture.
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Abstract
A suture securing device includes a body with a distal end portion defining a suture receiving opening; a shaft and the body being assembled for relative reciprocal motion between a first position and a second position; and a tension coil spring operably attached to the body and operably attached adjacent a distal end portion of the shaft and disposed adjacent a suture receiving opening, When the body and shaft are in the first position, the tension coil spring is in a rest position, and when the body and/or the shaft are in the second position, the tension coil spring is in a tensioned position to form at least one gap therebetween to enable receipt of at least a portion of at least one suture.
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21 Claims
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1. A suture securing device comprising:
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a body having proximal and distal end portions, the distal end portion defining a suture receiving opening; a shaft having proximal and distal end portions, the shaft at least partially disposed in the body, the shaft and the body being assembled for relative reciprocal motion between a first position and a second position; and a tension coil spring having a first end and a second end, the first end being operably attached to the distal end portion of the body and the second end being operably attached adjacent the distal end portion of the shaft, said tension coil spring disposed adjacent the suture receiving opening, wherein the suture securing device is configured and dimensioned such that, when said body and shaft are in the first position, the tension coil spring is in a rest position, and when at least one of the body and the shaft are in the second position, the tension coil spring is in a tensioned position to form at least one gap therebetween to enable receipt of at least a portion of at least one suture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A suture securing device comprising:
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a body having proximal and distal end portions, the distal end portion defining a suture receiving opening; a shaft having proximal and distal end portions, the shaft at least partially disposed in the body, the shaft and the body being assembled for relative reciprocal motion between a first position, a second position, and a third position; and a tension coil spring having a first end and a second end, the first end being operably attached to the distal end portion of the body and the second end being operably attached adjacent the distal end portion of the shaft, said tension coil spring disposed adjacent the suture receiving opening, wherein the suture securing device is configured and dimensioned such that, when said body and shaft are in the first position, the tension coil spring is in a rest position, and when at least one of the body and the shaft are in the second position, the tension coil spring is in a tensioned position to form at least one gap therebetween to enable receipt of at least a portion of at least one suture. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A suture securing device comprising:
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a body having proximal and distal end portions, the distal end portion defining a suture receiving opening; a shaft having proximal and distal end portions, the shaft at least partially disposed in the body, the shaft being longitudinally movable relative to the body between a first position and a second position; and a tension coil spring having a first end and a second end, the first end being operably attached to the distal end portion of the body and the second end being operably attached adjacent the distal end portion of the shaft, said tension coil spring disposed adjacent the suture receiving opening, wherein the suture securing device is configured and dimensioned such that, when said shaft is in the first position, the tension coil spring is in a rest position, and when the shaft is in the second position, the tension coil spring is in a tensioned position to form at least one gap therebetween to enable receipt of at least a portion of at least one suture. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A suture securing device comprising:
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a body having proximal and distal end portions, the distal end portion defining a suture receiving opening; a shaft having proximal and distal end portions, the shaft at least partially disposed in the body, the body being longitudinally movable relative to the distal end of the shaft between a first position and a second position; and a tension coil spring having a first end and a second end, the first end being operably attached to the distal end portion of the body and the second end being operably attached adjacent the distal end portion of the shaft, said tension coil spring disposed adjacent the suture receiving opening, wherein the suture securing device is configured and dimensioned such that, when said body is in the first position, the tension coil spring is in a rest position, and when the body is in the second position, the tension coil spring is in a tensioned position to form at least one gap therebetween to enable receipt of at least a portion of at least one suture.
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21. A suture securing device comprising:
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a body having proximal and distal end portions, the distal end portion defining a suture receiving opening; a shaft having proximal and distal end portions, the shaft at least partially disposed in the body, wherein the body is fixed relative to the distal end of the shaft, the body including an extending member longitudinally movable relative to the body via the shaft between a first position and a second position; and a tension coil spring having a first end and a second end, the first end being operably attached to the distal end portion of the body and the second end being operably attached adjacent the distal end portion of the shaft, said tension coil spring disposed adjacent the suture receiving opening, wherein the suture securing device is configured and dimensioned such that, when said extending member is in the first position, the tension coil spring is in a rest position, and when the extending member is in the second position, the tension coil spring is in a tensioned position to form at least one gap therebetween to enable receipt of at least a portion of at least one suture.
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Specification