Patent ID: 9155534
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A medical implement, comprising: a handle having a slot extending longitudinally through the handle from its outer surface to an internal passageway for side-loading the handle, in respect to a top of the handle, with a manipulatable member in the form of an elongated wire suitable for shuttling a suture; and a shield located within said passageway; said shield extending longitudinally in the handle along a longitudinal section of said slot and including an elastic section normally covering said slot; said elastic section of the shield being yieldable to permit side-loading of said wire into the passageway, but preventing said side-loaded wire from passing outwardly from said internal passageway wherein the implement further comprises a shaft having a proximal end joined to a distal end of the handle, a distal end suitable for insertion into the body during surgery, said distal end formed with an opening, and a passageway from said proximal end of said shaft to said distal end of the said shaft for passing of said wire through.