초록 ▼

A suture needle protector for holding needles during surgical operations includes a cover attached to a base by a hinge to allow selective opening and closing of the cover with respect to the base. The suture needle is held within the protector temporarily, such as during tying off of a suture knot.

A suture needle protector for holding needles during surgical operations includes a cover attached to a base by a hinge to allow selective opening and closing of the cover with respect to the base. The suture needle is held within the protector temporarily, such as during tying off of a suture knot. A flexible elastic strap may be attached to the base to allow the protector to be mounted on the finger of the surgeon where the protector is conveniently available at a known location. A magnetic plate may be mounted within the base to help draw a surgical needle to the base and hold it in place when the cover is open. The cover is releasably held to the base by mating hook and lip structures on the cover and base to provide a snap connection. When the surgeon wishes to open the cover, pulling the cover from the base disengages the snap connectors. Because the protector can be mounted on the finger of the surgeon, when the needle is held within the closed protector with the suture extending from the protector the surgeon can use the protector during tying off to pull on the suture.

대표청구항 ▼

A suture needle protector for holding a suture needle during a surgical operation, comprising: (a) a base having an inner base surface on which a suture needle can be placed; (b) a cover sized to close over the base to hold a suture needle on the inner base surface surrounded by the base and the cov

A suture needle protector for holding a suture needle during a surgical operation, comprising: (a) a base having an inner base surface on which a suture needle can be placed; (b) a cover sized to close over the base to hold a suture needle on the inner base surface surrounded by the base and the cover; (c) a hinge hingedly attaching the cover to the base so that the cover can be moved from a closed position in which the cover and base enclose a suture needle to an opened position in which a suture needle can be placed in or removed from the area of the inner base surface; (d) mounting means for mounting the base to a finger of a user; and (e) means for releasably holdinq the cover closed onto the base, wherein the base includes a base wall extending from and at least partially around the inner base surface, and wherein the means for releasably holding the cover onto the base comprises at least one lip formed on the base wall and at least one hook extending from the cover which is positioned to snap over and engage the lip on the base wall when the cover is moved to its closed position, and wherein one of said at least one lip is formed on the forwardmost portion of the base wall and a corresponding one of said at least one hook is formed on a corresponding forwardmost portion of the cover to engage the forwardmost lip on the base wall, and further including lips extending from the base wall at positions near the hinge and hooks extending from the cover at positions near the hinge to engage the lips on the base wall near the hinge as the cover is moved to its closed position.