Patent ID: 11937804
Assignee: T.A.G. MEDICAL PRODUCTS CORPORATION LTD.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A device for suture thread cutting, comprising:
an external tube having a slot at the distal end, wherein said slot has a first edge and said slot includes a laterally-facing opening sized and shaped for receiving a suture thread;
an internal cutter having a distally-facing opening sized and shaped for receiving the suture thread in an axial direction and a lateral opening at least partially bordered by a second edge, wherein said internal cutter includes a passageway sized and shaped for receiving the suture thread, said passageway extending through said device from said distally-facing opening to said lateral opening;
wherein said passageway in said internal cutter and said slot in said external tube together form a pathway configured to guide the suture thread to pass in a lateral and proximal direction out of said laterally-facing opening in said external tube;
wherein said internal cutter is positioned inside said external tube, said internal cutter fitted inside said external tube at least at a region of said first edge; wherein said external tube and said internal cutter are movable relative to each other whereby said first and second edges are movable from a first position, in which said first and second edges are spaced apart from each other a first distance, to a second position, in which said first and second edges are spaced apart from each other a second distance, said first distance being larger than said second distance, wherein in said first position the suture thread is retainable within said slot and wherein in said second position the suture thread may be cut between said first and second edges; and
wherein in said first position said slot in said external tube partly overlaps with said lateral opening in said internal cutter thus creating an aperture between said internal cutter and said external tube.