Patent ID: 6152934
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A surgical instrument for tying together two free suture ends of a suture filament placed into a surgical patient, said surgical instrument comprising:a. a handle having an actuator attached thereto;b. an elongated shaft attached to said handle, said shaft having a proximal end attached to said handle and a distal end extending therefrom;c. a cartridge removeably attached to said shaft, said cartridge comprising a cable, said cable having a proximal end secured to said cartridge and two free cable ends extending therefrom, each of said free cable ends having a suture connector attached thereto, said cable having a plurality of pre-tied loops disposed proximal to said free cable ends; andd. a pusher slideably disposed on said shaft, said pusher for transferring said pre-tied loops distally from said cable to said two free suture ends of said suture filament.