Abstract: A method for treating a wound with sutures is disclosed. One method includes placing the body and shaft of the device within a cavity of the wound; attaching a first end of at least one suture to a first side of the wound; passing a second end of the at least one suture through the body and coupling it to the shaft; attaching a second end of the at least one suture to the second side of the wound; and rotating the shaft with respect to the body to pull the first side of the wound and the second side of the wound toward one another.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 3, 2008
Publication date:
April 2, 2009
Applicant:
Boehringer Closure Properties, L.P.
Inventors:
John R. Boehringer, John Karpowicz, Christpoher L. Radl, Jacob L. Timm, Amitabha Mitra