US 12,295,566 B2
Cleating system for a medical cannula
Ryo Isshiki, Largo, FL (US)
Assigned to Conmed Corporation, Largo, FL (US)
Appl. No. 17/765,102
Filed by Conmed Corporation, Largo, FL (US)
PCT Filed Oct. 5, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/054250
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 30, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/067929, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 8, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/909,891, filed on Oct. 3, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0338860 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0401 (2013.01) [A61B 17/3462 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0438 (2013.01); A61B 2017/044 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0445 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A suture cleating system, comprising:
an end cap comprising an outer surface with an aperture extending therethrough and one or more cleats extending therefrom;
a seal connected to the end cap, the seal having a seal slit extending at least partially across its diameter;
wherein the seal slit is substantially aligned with the aperture of the end cap; and
wherein the aperture is hexagonal with two opposing triangular recesses extending therefrom, each of the two opposing triangular recesses extending to two converging suture slots positioned on the outer surface of the end cap.