SPIVEY, JAMES T.,ZYLKA, KEVIN JOHN,PICCIRILLO, JUSTIN,OTRANDO, BRIAN,HESTER, DOUGLAS
申请号:
CA2845646
公开号:
CA2845646A1
申请日:
2014.03.11
申请国别(地区):
CA
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要:
Devices, systems, and methods are provided for managing suture filaments whenperforming soft tissue repair. One exemplary embodiment of a surgical suturemanagementdevice is in the form of a suture loop management card. The card can generallybeconfigured to hold open a collapsible loop of suture until a force applied tothe loop isgreater than a threshold tension. The card can include a number of differentfeatures thathelp to keep the loop open until the threshold tension is achieved, includingfeaturesdesigned to prevent the filament from being mistakenly offloaded. The card canbeconfigured to be removably inserted into a handle of an inserter tool for useas a surgicaltissue repair system. Other devices, systems, and methods for performing softtissue repairare also provided.