Patent ID: 6217592
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An implement for setting a suture in tissue said implement comprising:a first and second hinged arms, each arm defining a proximal handle and a distal jaw portion;said jaw portion of said first arm having a first and second bores perpendicularly therethrough,said jaw portion of said first arm having an longitudinal bore from the distal end of said first arm which extends into said first bore;said jaw portion of said second arm having a hook constructed and arranged to pierce tissue and being sized to pass through said first bore of said jaw portion of said first arm when the jaws are closed;suturing positioning means disposed in said first arm said positioning means disposing a portion of said suture proximate said opening in said jaw portion of said first arm,said elongated bore and said first bore and said second bore of said first area adapted and constructed to act as guides for suture thread;said hook engaging a portion of said suture disposed proximate said first bore when said jaws are closed, upon the opening of said jaws said hook retracting a loop of said suture through the opening pierced in said tissue.