Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
206630300 | Ligatures | 21 |
20080272012 | Packaged medical device - The present disclosure provides a packaged medical device including a container for receiving a medical device having a passageway defined therein and a port for permitting the sterile passage of an agent between the outside of the container and the passageway defined within the medical device. | 11-06-2008 |
20090230002 | SUTURE PLEDGET PACKAGE - A suture pledget assembly is disclosed that includes a block with at least one slit and a pledget in an abutting relationship to the block. A suture has first and second end portions that are retained by the first and second slits, respectively. The first and second end portions generally extend beyond a face of the block and are substantially parallel to each other. A suture pledget package for retaining a suture is disclosed. The suture pledget package includes a front panel and a backing panel where the backing panel forms a plurality of tracks. Each track is configured and dimensioned to receive at least one suture pledget assembly. | 09-17-2009 |
20090250356 | Suture Packaging for Barbed Sutures - The preset disclosure describes packaging for sutures having barbs. The packaging includes a base, a cover configured to be placed adjacent to the base to form the suture package and a plurality of protrusions which are configured for selectively maintaining and slideably releasing surgical barbed sutures. Additionally disclosed is a barbed suture package including a substantially flat base member having a top side, a bottom side, and an outer periphery, an outer wall extending upwardly from said top side of said base member about the periphery of said base member, said outer wall having a top, an outer surface, and an inner surface, at least one groove in said base member for receiving a suture, each of said grooves having an opening in a bottom and both sides and an opening in said top side of said base member, a needle park for receiving a needle, said needle park centrally mounted to said top side of said base member within the interior wall, and, a flat cover member having a top, a bottom, a suture discharge opening, and an outer periphery, wherein said cover member is mounted on said top of said outer wall. | 10-08-2009 |
20100044251 | CLIP PACKAGE AND CLIP LOADING METHOD - A clip package comprises: a clip assembly including at least one endoscopic clip and at least one connection ring connected to the clip, the connection ring having at least one skirt portion that is allowed to expand radially outwards and stick out when in natural state free from external force and closes inwards when depressed radially inwards, a cylindrical case including an accommodation section for accommodating the clip assembly, the cylindrical case further including at least one opening in a position corresponding to the skirt portion of the connection ring, the opening being provided to maintain the skirt portion in natural state, and a cylindrical outer tube movably fitted over the outer periphery of the case and including at least one skirt closer for depressing and inwardly closing the skirt portion when the skirt closer is moved to a position opposite the opening. | 02-25-2010 |
20100078336 | PACKAGED ANTIMICROBIAL MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF PREPARING SAME - A method of making a packaged antimicrobial suture. The method includes the steps of providing a containment compartment molded from a polymeric resin comprising a polymeric material and an antimicrobial agent, positioning a suture within the containment compartment, the suture comprising one or more surfaces; covering the containment compartment having the suture in an outer package cover having an inner surface, and subjecting the outer package, the containment compartment and the suture to time, temperature and pressure conditions sufficient to vapor transfer an effective amount of the antimicrobial agent from the containment compartment to the suture, while retaining an effective amount of the antimicrobial agent on the containment compartment, thereby substantially inhibiting bacterial colonization on the suture and the containment compartment. A packaged antimicrobial suture is also provided. | 04-01-2010 |
20100096281 | APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING A MEDICAL PACKAGE - The present disclosure describes an apparatus for accessing a medical device sealed within a package having a base configured and dimensioned to receive at least a portion of a sealed package containing a medical device and a cover adapted to overlie at least a portion of the sealed package adjacent the base. The cover includes a portal configured and dimensioned to receive a piercing structure therethrough for piercing the package and accessing the device sealed therein. | 04-22-2010 |
20100140115 | Suture Packaging - A suture package configured to retain one or more barbed suture is provided. The suture package includes, a base member having an outer wall and including a suture retaining area, at least one needle retainer positioned adjacent the suture retaining area for receiving at least one suture needle, at least one suture retainer positioned adjacent the suture retaining area for receiving a distal end of at least one suture, a plurality of raised portions formed within the suture retaining area, each of the raised portions including a groove for receiving a portion of at least one suture therein. | 06-10-2010 |
20100147708 | SUTURE TRAY PACKAGE - A novel suture tray package is disclosed. The package has a floor member and a plurality of curvilinear walls extending up from the top of the floor member and forming suture tracks. The walls extend in a spiral manner from the central section of the floor member to the periphery. Extending radially outwardly about the periphery are platform sections in communication with the tracks and optionally containing needle park members and pledget park members. | 06-17-2010 |
20100170812 | LOW PROFILE SUTURE NEEDLE HOLDER - Devices and methods for removing and storing suture needles from a suturing device utilize a body containing one or more slots for holding suture needles. Additional embodiments can include a removable protective cover and a base for standing the needle holding device on a surface. The devices and methods are particularly suitable for improving the safety and convenience of removal and disposal of used suture needles from an endoscopic suturing device. | 07-08-2010 |
20100187134 | SUTURING THREADS STORAGE DEVICE - The invention relates to a device for storing and classifying at least one surgical suturing thread ( | 07-29-2010 |
20100230300 | SUTURE PACKAGING - Packaging and dispenser embodiments for sutures including bi-directional sutures are used to reduce catching and tangling of the sutures. | 09-16-2010 |
20100307934 | Knotless Endostitch Package - Various embodiments of suture packages are disclosed to provide a surgical needle, having an associated length of suture material, to a surgical suturing instrument. The disclosed suture packages generally include a body portion having a needle supplying loading unit mounted thereon. Various methods of affixing the loading unit to the body portion are disclosed. The body portion defines a suture tray and a cover is provided to secure a suture within the suture tray. A securing ring is provided to secure the cover to the body portion. | 12-09-2010 |
20110042244 | ENDOSTITCH PACKAGES - A suture package assembly is provided and includes a suture tray having a loading unit mounted thereon for supplying a surgical needle-suture assembly to a surgical instrument. A suture package cover is provided to protect the surgical needle-suture assembly prior to use. The suture package cover includes a disc engagable with the suture tray to protect the suture retained in the suture tray and an elongate flap configured to overlie the loading unit to protect the surgical needle contained therein. The elongate flap is bendable relative to the disk along a primary fold line and includes a nose portion removably engagable with the disk. | 02-24-2011 |
20110042245 | SUTURE ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM - A suture assembly configured to load a suture instrument with suture includes a cap attached to an end of the suture, a suture container configured to retain a portion of the suture, and a cap retainer having a wall and a suture channel formed in the wall. The suture channel is configured to receive a length of the suture, and the wall is configured to deny passage of the cap into the suture channel and align the cap with the length of the suture for loading into the suture instrument. | 02-24-2011 |
20110215005 | SUTURE PACKAGES PROVIDING UNCONSTRAINED DISPENSING OF SUTURES AND METHODS THEREFOR - A suture package includes a first part or base having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a plurality of openings extending between the outer and inner surfaces, and a second part or lid having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a plurality of posts projecting from the inner surface. The suture package has a closed configuration in which the inner surface of the lid opposes the inner surface of the base with distal ends of the posts engaging the inner surface of the base at locations that are offset from and adjacent the plurality of openings extending through the base. The package includes a hinge interconnecting the lid and the base for opening and closing the suture package. Suture winding posts on a fixture are passable through the base openings for winding at least one suture around the suture winding posts for positioning the at least one suture on the base. | 09-08-2011 |
20110215006 | Knotless Endostitch Package - A suture loading package including a body portion including a securement structure for one or more lengths of suture such that the one or more lengths of suture can be stored prior to use. The suture loading package is configured and adapted to facilitate transferring each of the lengths of suture to a suture loading mechanism. | 09-08-2011 |
20120199502 | METHOD OF PREPARING A PACKAGED ANTIMICROBIAL MEDICAL DEVICE - A method of making a packaged antimicrobial suture comprising the steps of providing a containment compartment that is substantially free of an antimicrobial agent; positioning a suture within the containment compartment, said suture comprising one or more surfaces having an antimicrobial agent disposed thereon, said antimicrobial agent being selected from the group consisting of halogenated hydroxyl ethers, acyloxydiphenyl ethers, and combinations thereof; placing the containment compartment having the suture in an outer package; and subjecting the outer package, the containment compartment and the suture to time, temperature and pressure conditions sufficient to transfer an effective amount of the antimicrobial agent from the suture to the containment compartment, while retaining an effective amount of said antimicrobial agent on the suture, thereby substantially inhibiting bacterial colonization on the suture and the containment compartment. | 08-09-2012 |
20120228163 | Endostitch Packages - A suture package assembly is provided and includes a suture tray having a loading unit mounted thereon for supplying a surgical needle-suture assembly to a surgical instrument. A suture package cover is provided to protect the surgical needle-suture assembly prior to use. The suture package cover includes a disc engagable with the suture tray to protect the suture retained in the suture tray and an elongate flap configured to overlie the loading unit to protect the surgical needle contained therein. The elongate flap is bendable relative to the disk along a primary fold line and includes a nose portion removably engagable with the disk. | 09-13-2012 |
20130026053 | Knotless Endostitch Package - Various embodiments of suture packages are disclosed to provide a surgical needle, having an associated length of suture material, to a surgical suturing instrument. The disclosed suture packages generally include a body portion having a needle supplying loading unit mounted thereon. Various methods of affixing the loading unit to the body portion are disclosed. The body portion defines a suture tray and a cover is provided to secure a suture within the suture tray. A securing ring is provided to secure the cover to the body portion. | 01-31-2013 |
20140021069 | Endostitch Packages - A suture package assembly is provided and includes a suture tray having a loading unit mounted thereon for supplying a surgical needle-suture assembly to a surgical instrument. A suture package cover is provided to protect the surgical needle-suture assembly prior to use. The suture package cover includes a disc engagable with the suture tray to protect the suture retained in the suture tray and an elongate flap configured to overlie the loading unit to protect the surgical needle contained therein. The elongate flap is bendable relative to the disk along a primary fold line and includes a nose portion removably engagable with the disk. | 01-23-2014 |
20150366559 | Medical Suture Package - Provided herein is a medical suture package that enables a medical suture to be wound therearound, stored therein, and carried, and which allows the suture to be drawn out when needed. The medical suture package is configured such that, when the suture is drawn out, friction between the suture and a main body of the package can be reduced, thus preventing a curling phenomenon, and making the operation of drawing out the suture easy. Particularly, even if external force is applied to the main body, a winding depression that is formed in the main body and in which the suture is wound around the main body can be maintained in shape, thus ensuring ease of the drawing-out of the suture, thereby markedly enhancing convenience in use. | 12-24-2015 |