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Surgical knot pusher device and improved method of forming knots
Assignee: Ethicon Inc
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Filing: 1994-10-11
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Granted: 1996-10-08
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Expires: 2014-10-11
Abstract
Abstract A surgical knot pusher device comprises a thick-walled cannula or tube having a beveled elliptical face and a central channel for slidably receiving one end of a suture. The other end of the suture is slidably inserted in one of a pair of longitudinal grooves formed on the outer surface of the cannula which intersect the elliptical face at the opposite ends of its major axis. One of the longitudinal grooves extends along the longest portion of the cannula and the other longitudinal groove extends along the shortest portion of the of the cannula. As the knot pusher device is inserted into a surgical port, a knot formed in the suture is engaged by the beveled face and advanced toward a surgical site. A notch is formed at the proximal end of the cannula for receiving the end of the suture threaded into the central channel. A threading element comprising an elongated rod with a deformable loop is provided to thread the suture into the central channel of the cannula.
Inventors
- 👤 Gene W. Kammerer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 11:31
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/04; A61B17/0469; A61B17/0401; A61B17/0485; A61B2017/0409; A61B2017/0414; A61B2017/0446; A61B2017/0458; A61B2017/0474; A61B2017/0475; A61B2017/0477; A61B17/06; A61B17/06066; A61B2017/06076; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/08; A61F2/0811
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
A surgical knot pusher device for advancing knots formed in a suture, comprising: a cannula having a beveled face at its distal end for engaging a knot formed by the ends of one or more sutures and a channel extending axially therethrough and terminating at said beveled face for slidably receiving one suture end; and a pair of longitudinal grooves formed on an outer surface of said cannula, each of said grooves intersecting the periphery of said beveled face for slidably receiving another suture end.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
85 words
A surgical knot pusher device for advancing knots formed in a suture, comprising: a cannula having a beveled face at its distal end for engaging a knot formed by the ends of one or more sutures and a channel extending axially therethrough and terminating at said beveled face for slidably receiving one suture end; and a pair of longitudinal grooves formed on an outer surface of said cannula, each of said grooves intersecting the periphery of said beveled face for slidably receiving another suture end.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The knot pusher device of claim 1, wherein: said beveled face of said cannula has an elliptical configuration.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The knot pusher device of claim 1, which includes: a threading element slidably inserted in said channel for threading one suture end into said cannula.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The knot pusher device of claim 1, wherein: said beveled face is slanted at an angle in the range of 15° to 75° relative to the longitudinal axis of said cannula.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The knot pusher device of claim 1, wherein: said beveled face is slanted at about 40° relative to the longitudinal axis of said cannula.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
170 words
A method of forming a knot in a suture attached to internal body tissue at a surgical site inside a body using a knot pusher device comprising a cannula having a beveled face at its distal end, a channel extending axially therethrough and a longitudinal groove formed on an outer surface of the cannula and intersecting the periphery of the beveled face, said method comprising the steps of: attaching the suture to the internal body tissue with the suture ends extending outwardly from the body; forming a slidable knot in the suture ends outside of the body; inserting one suture end into the channel and the other suture end into the longitudinal groove of the knot pusher device; and advancing the knot pusher device toward the surgical site with the slidable knot engaged by the beveled face of the knot pusher device while one suture end slides along the longitudinal groove of the knot pusher device to advance the knot along the suture and tighten the knot against the tissue.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
170 words
A method of forming a knot in a suture attached to internal body tissue at a surgical site inside a body using a knot pusher device comprising a cannula having a beveled face at its distal end, a channel extending axially therethrough and a longitudinal groove formed on an outer surface of the cannula and intersecting the periphery of the beveled face, said method comprising the steps of: attaching the suture to the internal body tissue with the suture ends extending outwardly from the body; forming a slidable knot in the suture ends outside of the body; inserting one suture end into the channel and the other suture end into the longitudinal groove of the knot pusher device; and advancing the knot pusher device toward the surgical site with the slidable knot engaged by the beveled face of the knot pusher device while one suture end slides along the longitudinal groove of the knot pusher device to advance the knot along the suture and tighten the knot against the tissue.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 6, wherein: said slidable knot is a slip knot including a slide end, a stay end and a closable slip loop; and said slide end is inserted into the channel of said cannula and said stay end is inserted into the longitudinal groove of the cannula.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
173 words
A method of forming a knot in a suture attached to internal body tissue at a surgical site inside a body using a knot pusher device comprising a cannula having a beveled face at its distal end, a channel extending axially therethrough and a longitudinal groove formed on an outer surface of the cannula and intersecting the periphery of the beveled face, said method comprising the steps of: attaching the suture to the internal body tissue with the suture ends extending outwardly from the body; forming a slidable knot in the suture ends outside of the body; inserting one suture end into the channel and the other suture end into the longitudinal groove of the knot pusher device; and advancing the knot pusher device toward the surgical site with the slidable knot engaged by the beveled face of the knot pusher device while the suture ends slide along the channel and the longitudinal groove of the knot pusher device to advance the knot along the suture and tighten the knot against the tissue.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
173 words
A method of forming a knot in a suture attached to internal body tissue at a surgical site inside a body using a knot pusher device comprising a cannula having a beveled face at its distal end, a channel extending axially therethrough and a longitudinal groove formed on an outer surface of the cannula and intersecting the periphery of the beveled face, said method comprising the steps of: attaching the suture to the internal body tissue with the suture ends extending outwardly from the body; forming a slidable knot in the suture ends outside of the body; inserting one suture end into the channel and the other suture end into the longitudinal groove of the knot pusher device; and advancing the knot pusher device toward the surgical site with the slidable knot engaged by the beveled face of the knot pusher device while the suture ends slide along the channel and the longitudinal groove of the knot pusher device to advance the knot along the suture and tighten the knot against the tissue.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
64 words
The method of claim 8, wherein: the longitudinal groove extends along the longest portion of the outer surface of the cannula; and the suture end received in the channel becomes the post end of the knot and the suture end received in the longitudinal groove becomes the loop end of the knot when the knot is engaged by the beveled face of the cannula.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
64 words
The method of claim 8, wherein: the longitudinal groove extends along the shortest portion of the outer surface of the cannula; and the suture end received in the channel becomes the loop end of the knot and the suture end received in the longitudinal groove becomes the post end of the knot when the knot is engaged by the beveled face of the cannula.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
349 words
A method of forming a knot in a suture attached to internal body tissue at a surgical site inside a body using a knot pusher device comprising a cannula having a beveled face at its distal end, a channel extending axially therethrough and a pair of longitudinal grooves formed on an outer surface of the cannula and intersecting the periphery of the beveled face, one of the longitudinal grooves being located on the longest portion of the cannula and the other longitudinal groove being located on the shortest portion of the cannula, said method comprising the steps of: attaching the suture to the internal body tissue with the suture ends extending outwardly from the body; threading a first suture end into the channel of the knot pusher device; forming a first slidable knot by looping the second suture end over the first suture end outside of the body; inserting the second suture end into one of the longitudinal grooves of the knot pusher device; advancing the knot pusher device toward the surgical site with the first slidable knot engaged by the beveled face of the knot pusher device while the first suture end slides along the channel and the second suture end slides along one of the longitudinal grooves of the knot pusher device to advance the first knot along the suture and tighten the first knot against the tissue; withdrawing the knot pusher device from the surgical site with the first suture end remaining threaded in the channel; forming a second slidable knot by looping the second suture end over the first suture end outside of the body; inserting the second suture end into the other longitudinal groove of the knot pusher device; advancing the knot pusher device toward the surgical site with the second slidable knot engaged by the beveled face of the knot pusher device while the first suture end slides along the channel and the second suture end slides along the other longitudinal groove of the knot pusher device to advance the second knot along the suture and tighten the second knot against the tissue.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
349 words
A method of forming a knot in a suture attached to internal body tissue at a surgical site inside a body using a knot pusher device comprising a cannula having a beveled face at its distal end, a channel extending axially therethrough and a pair of longitudinal grooves formed on an outer surface of the cannula and intersecting the periphery of the beveled face, one of the longitudinal grooves being located on the longest portion of the cannula and the other longitudinal groove being located on the shortest portion of the cannula, said method comprising the steps of: attaching the suture to the internal body tissue with the suture ends extending outwardly from the body; threading a first suture end into the channel of the knot pusher device; forming a first slidable knot by looping the second suture end over the first suture end outside of the body; inserting the second suture end into one of the longitudinal grooves of the knot pusher device; advancing the knot pusher device toward the surgical site with the first slidable knot engaged by the beveled face of the knot pusher device while the first suture end slides along the channel and the second suture end slides along one of the longitudinal grooves of the knot pusher device to advance the first knot along the suture and tighten the first knot against the tissue; withdrawing the knot pusher device from the surgical site with the first suture end remaining threaded in the channel; forming a second slidable knot by looping the second suture end over the first suture end outside of the body; inserting the second suture end into the other longitudinal groove of the knot pusher device; advancing the knot pusher device toward the surgical site with the second slidable knot engaged by the beveled face of the knot pusher device while the first suture end slides along the channel and the second suture end slides along the other longitudinal groove of the knot pusher device to advance the second knot along the suture and tighten the second knot against the tissue.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 11, wherein: the first suture end received in the channel becomes the post end of the knot and the second suture end received in the longitudinal groove along the longest portion of the cannula becomes the loop end of the Knot when the knot is advanced.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 12, wherein: the first, suture end received in the channel becomes the loop end of the knot and the second suture end received in the longitudinal groove along the shortest portion of the cannula becomes the post end of the knot when the knot is advanced.
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