Suture rundown tool and cutter system
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Jan 28, 1992
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Jun 27, 1990
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Apr 25, 1990
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A suture throw holder, rundown tool and cutting system for running one or more throws formed in two lengths of suture extending from a surgical site down to the surgical site so as to form a knot at the surgical site and for blindly cutting the suture ends adjacent the knot. The system comprises a support mechanism for releasably supporting a plurality of throws in a predetermined arrangement adjacent a surgical site, and a tool for removing throws from the support mechanism, running the throws down the lengths of the suture to the surgical site, and blindly cutting the suture ends at substantially equal lengths every time adjacent a knot formed by the throws at the surgical site.
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