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Laparoscopic suture snare

  • US 5,501,692 A
  • Filed: 01/28/1994
  • Issued: 03/26/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/28/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A suture snare instrument comprising:

  • a hollow housing defining an internal cavity;

    an introducer needle having a first end secured to said hollow housing and a second end, said second end terminating in a sharp point to permit the insertion thereof through body tissue;

    a plunger extending within said hollow housing and supported for sliding movement relative thereto between first and second positions;

    a spring engaged with said plunger to urge said plunger toward said first position anda wire disposed within said introducer needle and connected to said plunger for movement therewith, said wire having a looped end which is retracted within said second end of said introducer needle when said plunger is in said first position and which extends outwardly from said second end of said introducer needle when said plunger is in said second position.

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