Patent ID: 6508829
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A surgical. appliance for clipping together suture thread based upon compressive force applied by a user on movable handle members comprising:a suture clip having a pair of plates forming a vertex and substantially defining an acute angle, each plate having a remote terminal edge with an inwardly facing hook, said suture thread passing through a mouth formed by each terminal edge and solid thread captured in an inboard region of said clip; a pair of opposing appliance jaws which controllably move toward and away from each other, said jaws having distal end channels which capture said suture clip therein; and, an elongated mechanical linkage attached at a proximal end to said compressible handle members and attached at a distal end to said opposing appliance jaws, said linkage transferring compressive handle force of said user to compressive appliance jaw force acting on said suture clip, said mechanical linkage includes an elongated tube with a movable control member extending from said handle to said appliance jaws.