Patent ID: 6221084
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A thread cover for a knot tying apparatus, said knot tying apparatus being used for placing an at least partially formed knot located between a first end and a second end of a thread, comprising:(a) a sheath surrounding an inner cavity, said sheath having a proximal end, and a distal end, said inner cavity being sized and shaped to accommodate a thread disposed therein, and wherein said sheath is adapted at said proximal end to be connected to a knot slider, said knot slider acting to displace at least a portion of said thread into said cavity; and(b) a notch in said distal end of said sheath, wherein the width of said notch is sufficient to allow said thread to slide therethrough while preventing said at least partially formed knot in said thread from sliding therethrough, thereby allowing said at least partially formed knot to be pushed by said thread cover along a portion of said thread.