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Suture sleeve with lead locking device

  • US 5,273,053 A
  • Filed: 11/02/1992
  • Issued: 12/28/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/02/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A suture sleeve adapted to secure a flexible, elongated structure to a patient'"'"'s body tissue, comprising:

  • a sleeve body having a longitudinal throughbore to receive an elongated structure and having a perpendicular channel intersecting said longitudinal throughbore;

    a pushbutton lock member movable within said perpendicular channel and having a throughbore dimensioned to receive said elongated structure;

    said pushbutton lock member upon being depressed moving axially from a first position wherein its throughbore is in substantial coaxial alignment with said sleeve body longitudinal through bore, to a second position offsetting its throughbore with respect to said sleeve body longitudinal throughbore so as to apply pressure against a side portion of said elongated structure extending within said sleeve body longitudinal throughbore to substantially increase frictional resistance against movement of the elongated structure relative to the sleeve body.

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