Patent ID: 9545191
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A method for suture lacing, comprising: a. providing a suture with a needle attached thereto; b. inserting the needle and suture into an organ through a passageway; c. throwing a single stitch through a first tissue member in a proximal to distal direction, throwing a single stitch through an opposed and spaced apart second tissue member in a proximal to distal direction; d. repeating step (c) at least once; e. throwing a final suture throw in either the first tissue member or the second tissue member and reversing the direction of the final suture throw, the step of reversing includes positioning a reversing pin between the suture and either the first tissue member or the second tissue member; f. bringing the first and second tissue members in contact by tensioning the suture, whereby suture drag is minimized during the tensioning and even tissue compression substantially achieved; and g. securing the suture.