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Suture boot
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-05-20
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Granted: 1989-05-30
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Expires: 2008-05-20
Abstract
Abstract A disposable suture boot for use on surgical instruments to provide a non-slip covering for the instruments end which is interconnected by a thin band of material. The suture boot is comprised of a sealed elongated monolithic unitary hollow cylindrical body of resilient surgical rubber with a center portion cut partially away to form an interconnecting web between the oppositely disposed sealed end portions.
Inventors
- 👤 J. Paul Moore
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 07:56
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/28; A61B17/2812; A61B17/282; A61B2017/2829; A61B42/00; A61B46/00; A61B46/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
A disposable suture boot for use on a surgical instrument comprising: a monolithic, unitary hollow cylindrical body having a known length and a diameter and being sealed at the ends thereof to define a bore extending longitudinally within said body and being closed by said sealed ends; a portion of said tubular body being cut away to define an opening into said body bore for exposing the bore via said opening, said opening having a shape which would be formed by the perpendicular intersection of said cylindrical body with another cylindrical body having a diameter approximately equal to the diameter of said cylindrical body and being located approximately midway between said body ends; said body being adapted to be flexed adjacent to said opening to dispose said body into a V-shape with said opening being located adjacent to the apex of said V-shape, whereby two substantially parallel twin bores are formed, each bore adapted to receive an arm of a two-armed surgical instrument.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
163 words
A disposable suture boot for use on a surgical instrument comprising: a monolithic, unitary hollow cylindrical body having a known length and a diameter and being sealed at the ends thereof to define a bore extending longitudinally within said body and being closed by said sealed ends; a portion of said tubular body being cut away to define an opening into said body bore for exposing the bore via said opening, said opening having a shape which would be formed by the perpendicular intersection of said cylindrical body with another cylindrical body having a diameter approximately equal to the diameter of said cylindrical body and being located approximately midway between said body ends; said body being adapted to be flexed adjacent to said opening to dispose said body into a V-shape with said opening being located adjacent to the apex of said V-shape, whereby two substantially parallel twin bores are formed, each bore adapted to receive an arm of a two-armed surgical instrument.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
182 words
A kit comprising: a surgical instrument having jaws; a disposable suture boot for use on said surgical instrument for covering said jaws; comprising: a monolithic unitary hollow cylindrical body formed of resilient material having a known length and a known diameter and being sealed at the ends thereof to define a bore extending longitudinally within said body and being closed by said sealed ends; a portion of said tubular body being cut away to define an opening into said body bore for exposing the bore via said opening, said opening having a shape which would be formed by the perpendicular intersection of said cylindrical body with another cylindrical body having a diameter approximately equal to the diameter of said cylindrical body and being located approximately midway between said body ends; said body being adapted to be flexed adjacent to said opening to dispose said body into a V-shape with said opening being located adjacent to the apex of said V-shape, whereby the portion of said surgical instrument can be inserted into said bore via said opening to be covered by said body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
182 words
A kit comprising: a surgical instrument having jaws; a disposable suture boot for use on said surgical instrument for covering said jaws; comprising: a monolithic unitary hollow cylindrical body formed of resilient material having a known length and a known diameter and being sealed at the ends thereof to define a bore extending longitudinally within said body and being closed by said sealed ends; a portion of said tubular body being cut away to define an opening into said body bore for exposing the bore via said opening, said opening having a shape which would be formed by the perpendicular intersection of said cylindrical body with another cylindrical body having a diameter approximately equal to the diameter of said cylindrical body and being located approximately midway between said body ends; said body being adapted to be flexed adjacent to said opening to dispose said body into a V-shape with said opening being located adjacent to the apex of said V-shape, whereby the portion of said surgical instrument can be inserted into said bore via said opening to be covered by said body.
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