Knotmaker with curved elongate member used in tying a ligature
First Claim
1. A surgical instrument for tying a knot in a length of suture, the instrument comprising:
- an outer rod having a longitudinal length with opposite distal and proximal ends and a hollow interior bore extending therethrough;
an inner rod having a longitudinal length with opposite distal and proximal ends and an interior bore extending therethrough, the inner rod is mounted in the interior bore of the outer rod and has a connection to the outer rod that permits limited longitudinal reciprocating movement of the inner rod relative to the outer rod between an extended position of the inner rod relative to the outer rod where a portion of an exterior surface of the inner rod adjacent the inner rod distal end projects from the outer rod interior bore at the outer rod distal end, and a retracted position of the inner rod relative to the outer rod where the portion of the inner rod exterior surface is retracted into the outer rod interior bore, the portion of the inner rod exterior surface providing a surface for a length of suture to be wrapped in a pattern of loops thereon with the inner rod in the extended position relative to the outer rod, and the portion of the inner rod exterior surface providing a surface which maintains the length of suture in the pattern of wrapped loops as the pattern of loops is slipped over the exterior surface and off the inner rod distal end by the outer rod distal end in response to the inner rod moving from the extended position to the retracted position;
an elongate filament passing through the interior bore of the inner rod, the filament having opposite proximal and distal ends that extend from the opposite proximal and distal ends of the inner rod, respectively;
the distal end of the filament has a connector thereon configured to releasably hold a length of suture; and
a length of suture is wrapped in a pattern of loops on the portion of the inner rod exterior surface, and a distal end of the length of suture extends from the pattern of loops and is held by the connector on the filament distal end.
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Abstract
A surgical instrument facilitates tying of a knot in a length of suture material at a remote surgical location. The instrument is comprised of an inner rod having a length of suture wrapped over the rod in a particular pattern. A needle may be secured to a free end of the suture and the pattern of wrapping the suture on the rod enables loops of suture to move off the rod end and over the needle to form a knot in the suture. The inner rod is received in an interior bore of an outer rod for manually controlled reciprocating movement therein. The inner rod is manually retracted into the interior bore of the outer rod to cause the outer rod to move the loops of suture off the inner rod end and over the needle in forming a knot in the suture. An extendable filament is contained in the inner rod and has a connector at its distal end for holding the free end of the suture. The distal end is curved, so that extending the filament from the inner rod causes it to pass the suture around and behind a tissue to be ligated where the suture may be taken from the filament by a grasper. Pairs of prongs are also provided on the distal ends of the inner and outer rods for sequentially ejecting pre-tied suture knots off the distal end of the inner rod.
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18 Claims
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1. A surgical instrument for tying a knot in a length of suture, the instrument comprising:
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an outer rod having a longitudinal length with opposite distal and proximal ends and a hollow interior bore extending therethrough; an inner rod having a longitudinal length with opposite distal and proximal ends and an interior bore extending therethrough, the inner rod is mounted in the interior bore of the outer rod and has a connection to the outer rod that permits limited longitudinal reciprocating movement of the inner rod relative to the outer rod between an extended position of the inner rod relative to the outer rod where a portion of an exterior surface of the inner rod adjacent the inner rod distal end projects from the outer rod interior bore at the outer rod distal end, and a retracted position of the inner rod relative to the outer rod where the portion of the inner rod exterior surface is retracted into the outer rod interior bore, the portion of the inner rod exterior surface providing a surface for a length of suture to be wrapped in a pattern of loops thereon with the inner rod in the extended position relative to the outer rod, and the portion of the inner rod exterior surface providing a surface which maintains the length of suture in the pattern of wrapped loops as the pattern of loops is slipped over the exterior surface and off the inner rod distal end by the outer rod distal end in response to the inner rod moving from the extended position to the retracted position; an elongate filament passing through the interior bore of the inner rod, the filament having opposite proximal and distal ends that extend from the opposite proximal and distal ends of the inner rod, respectively; the distal end of the filament has a connector thereon configured to releasably hold a length of suture; and a length of suture is wrapped in a pattern of loops on the portion of the inner rod exterior surface, and a distal end of the length of suture extends from the pattern of loops and is held by the connector on the filament distal end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A surgical instrument for tying a knot in a length of suture, the instrument comprising:
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an outer rod having a longitudinal length with opposite distal and proximal ends and a hollow interior bore extending therethrough; an inner rod having a longitudinal length with opposite distal and proximal ends and an interior bore extending therethrough, the inner rod is mounted in the outer rod interior bore for longitudinal reciprocating movement of the inner rod relative to the outer rod between an extended position of the inner rod relative to the outer rod where a portion of an exterior surface of the inner rod adjacent the inner rod distal end projects from the outer rod interior bore at the outer rod distal end, and a retracted position of the inner rod relative to the outer rod where the portion of the inner rod exterior surface is retracted into the outer rod interior bore; a length of suture wrapped in a pattern of loops on the portion of the inner rod exterior surface, the length of suture having a distal end that extends from the pattern of loops; an elongate filament passing through the inner rod interior bore, the filament having opposite proximal and distal ends that extend from the opposite proximal and distal ends of the inner rod, respectively, the distal end of the filament having a connector thereon that releasably holds the length of suture distal end; and the inner rod has an interior wall extending through its interior bore dividing the interior bore into a first interior bore and a second interior bore, the filament extends through the first interior bore and the second interior bore has a larger cross-sectional area than the first interior bore. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A surgical instrument for tying a knot in a length of suture, the instrument comprising:
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a rod having a longitudinal length with opposite distal and proximal ends and a hollow interior bore extending therethrough, an interior wall extends through the rod interior bore dividing the interior bore into a first interior bore and a second interior bore, the interior wall has a flat surface facing the first interior bore; an elongate filament passing through the first interior bore, the filament having opposite proximal and distal ends that extend from the opposite proximal and distal ends of the first interior bore, the distal end of the filament having a connector thereon configured to releasably hold a length of suture, the distal end of the filament is extendable from the distal end of the rod by pushing the proximal end of the filament into the first interior bore at the rod proximal end, the distal end of the filament is retractable into the first interior bore at the rod distal end by pulling the filament proximal end from the first interior bore at the rod proximal end, and the filament has a flat surface opposing the interior wall flat surface with the mutually opposing flat surfaces of the filament and interior wall preventing the filament from rotating in the first interior bore. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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