Patents Examined by Jonathan Foerman
  • System with a surgical needle and a handle
    Patent number: 6638209
    Abstract: In a system with a surgical needle (10) and a handle (20), the surgical needle (10), in its proximal end region opposite the needle tip, includes a support section which is adapted to be pushed in the handle (20). The handle (20) includes a lumen adapted to support the support section of the surgical needle (10) and a locking device (30, 26), which can be adjusted from a locking position, in which the support section is secured to the handle (20), to a release position, in which the support section can be pulled out of the lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Ethicon GmbH
    Inventor: Susanne Landgrebe