Patent ID: 6235040
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A ligating band dispenser, comprising:a substantially cylindrical first support surface capable of holding a plurality of first ligating bands, the first support surface having a first channel extending substantially axially therethrough, wherein a plurality of first slots extend away from a distal end of the first support surface through at least a portion of the first support surface; anda pull line having a plurality of first abutting portions, each of the first abutting portions having a diameter greater than a diameter of the pull line, the first abutting portions defining a plurality of first segments therebetween, wherein the pull line extends through the first slots with each of the first abutting portions being retained within the first channel by contact with a corresponding one of the first slots and wherein each of the first segments loops around a corresponding one of the first ligating bands.