US Patent:
20130072949, Mar 21, 2013
Inventors:
Jason M. Halac - Solana Beach CA, US
James A. McCrea - Burlingame CA, US
Troy T. White - Maple Grove MN, US
Bernhard Kaeferlein - Champlin MN, US
Ali Hassan - Palo Alto CA, US
Zihan Lin - Irvine CA, US
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical Puerto Rico LLC - Caguas PR
International Classification:
A61B 17/04
Abstract:
A suture locking device includes a suture locking assembly, a suture cutting member, and an actuator assembly. The actuator assembly includes a first actuator operable longitudinally to lock the suture with the suture locking assembly, and a second actuator operable laterally to concurrently cut the suture with the suture cutting member and disconnect the suture locking assembly from the suture locking device.