Patent ID: 7147646
Filing Date: 2006-12-12
Classification: A61B,G06F

Abstract:
1. A suture trimmer, the suture trimmer comprising: a shaft having a first end, a second end and a bore extending axially therebetween, the shaft having an opening formed in a side adjacent the second end; a fitting on the second end of the shaft, the fitting having an aperture formed therethrough, the aperture axially aligned with the bore of the lumen and in communication with the opening formed in the shaft, the fitting further including a protrusion extending through the bore of the shaft and connected to a housing; and an actuating device in communication with a cutting member slidably disposed within the bore of the shaft, the cutting member configured to be moved between a first position and a second position, when disposed in the second position the cutting member closes the opening formed in the side of the shaft.