EP3547933A4 - Curled suture device apparatus and method - Google Patents

Curled suture device apparatus and method Download PDF

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EP3547933A4
EP3547933A4 EP18846436.6A EP18846436A EP3547933A4 EP 3547933 A4 EP3547933 A4 EP 3547933A4 EP 18846436 A EP18846436 A EP 18846436A EP 3547933 A4 EP3547933 A4 EP 3547933A4
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device apparatus
suture device
curled suture
curled
suture
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EP3547933A1 (en
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Thomas Salvant
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Smart Sutures LLC
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Priority claimed from US15/679,978 external-priority patent/US10722230B2/en
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Publication of EP3547933A1 publication Critical patent/EP3547933A1/en
Publication of EP3547933A4 publication Critical patent/EP3547933A4/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06166—Sutures
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/0401—Suture anchors, buttons or pledgets, i.e. means for attaching sutures to bone, cartilage or soft tissue; Instruments for applying or removing suture anchors
    • A61B2017/0417—T-fasteners
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/0401—Suture anchors, buttons or pledgets, i.e. means for attaching sutures to bone, cartilage or soft tissue; Instruments for applying or removing suture anchors
    • A61B2017/0464—Suture anchors, buttons or pledgets, i.e. means for attaching sutures to bone, cartilage or soft tissue; Instruments for applying or removing suture anchors for soft tissue
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06166—Sutures
    • A61B2017/06171—Sutures helically or spirally coiled
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06166—Sutures
    • A61B2017/06176—Sutures with protrusions, e.g. barbs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/11—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for performing anastomosis; Buttons for anastomosis
    • A61B2017/1132—End-to-end connections

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EP18846436.6A 2017-08-17 2018-08-10 Curled suture device apparatus and method Pending EP3547933A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US15/679,978 US10722230B2 (en) 2015-12-31 2017-08-17 Curled suture device apparatus and method
PCT/US2018/046285 WO2019036301A1 (en) 2017-08-17 2018-08-10 Curled suture device apparatus and method

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EP3547933A1 EP3547933A1 (en) 2019-10-09
EP3547933A4 true EP3547933A4 (en) 2020-05-27

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JP (1) JP2020531054A (en)
CN (1) CN110809436A (en)
BR (1) BR112019021268A2 (en)
CA (1) CA3049920A1 (en)
MX (1) MX2019012168A (en)
WO (1) WO2019036301A1 (en)

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US5178629A (en) * 1992-03-03 1993-01-12 Ethicon, Inc. Method of forming a suture knot
US20070179529A1 (en) * 2006-01-27 2007-08-02 Doyle Mark C Self-looping suture and method of using the same
US20130090686A1 (en) * 2006-09-06 2013-04-11 Covidien Lp Bioactive Substance in a Barbed Suture
US20170189017A1 (en) * 2015-12-31 2017-07-06 Thomas Salvant Curled suture device apparatus and method

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CA3049920A1 (en) 2019-02-21
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CN110809436A (en) 2020-02-18
JP2020531054A (en) 2020-11-05
MX2019012168A (en) 2019-11-25

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