Fred P. Lampropoulos,Timothy W. Clark,Gregory McArthur
申请号：
US12106204
公开号：
US08123763B2
申请日:
2008.04.18
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要：
A suture securement apparatus for selectively securing one or more ends of a suture while allowing adjustments in the tension or a full release of the sutures intermittently after a prolonged period of time. The suture securement apparatus can be particularly adapted for use with a purse-string suture to close a percutaneous catheter puncture site without causing puckering or distortion of the skin at the purse string suture site. The suture securement apparatus permits a practitioner to subsequently modify the amount of tensioning or full release of the sutures at the catheter insertion site. A threading assembly for use with the suture securement apparatus and being adapted to facilitate threading of sutures along the length of the suture securement apparatus.
