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Suture cartridge assembly for a surgical knot

  • US 5,871,490 A
  • Filed: 06/25/1997
  • Issued: 02/16/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A suture cartridge assembly comprising:

  • a) a suture filament having proximal and distal ends, said filament being formed into a partially tied surgical knot for facilitating the fastening of bodily tissue;

    b) a surgical needle attached to the distal end of said suture filament;

    c) a suture cartridge having top and bottom faces and a slot therein for receiving said suture filament between said top and bottom faces, said slot containing a knot recess for receiving said partially tied knot of said suture filament in said suture cartridge, wherein at least a portion of the distal end of said suture filament and said partially tied surgical knot descend from said bottom face of said cartridge;

    d) a cartridge top mounted onto said top face of said suture cartridge; and

    e) a grasping jaw facing said cartridge top, said jaw movable from an open position spaced from said cartridge top to a closed position adjacent said cartridge top, said jaw movable from an open position spaced from said cartridge top to a closed position adjacent said cartridge top.

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