US 12,310,579 B2
Device for suture tensioning and methods thereof
Jude S. Sauer, Pittsford, NY (US)
Assigned to LSI Solutions, Inc., Victor, NY (US)
Appl. No. 17/617,356
Filed by LSI Solutions, Inc., Victor, NY (US)
PCT Filed Jun. 10, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/036947
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 8, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/251986, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 17, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/859,446, filed on Jun. 10, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0225978 A1, Jul. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 17/0482 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00424 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0496 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0807 (2016.02)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for tensioning suture for minimally invasive surgical procedures comprising:
a housing;
a first cleat having a first gripping surface, the first cleat being movably connected to the housing;
a second cleat having a second gripping surface opposing the first gripping surface, the second cleat connected to the housing, and wherein the second cleat and the first cleat are colinear with one another and are arranged along the same linear axis;
an indicator biasing element connected to the housing; and
an actuator connected to the housing and in contact with the first cleat;
wherein the actuator is movable between an unlocked position, a tensioned position, and a locked position, and wherein the device for tensioning suture is configured such that:
the first cleat is remote from the second cleat, and suture passage through the device for tensioning suture is allowed when the actuator is in the unlocked position;
the first cleat and the second cleat are in partial contact and suture passage through the device for tensioning suture is partially restricted when the actuator is in the tensioned position;
the first cleat and the second cleat are in full contact and suture passage through the device for tensioning suture is fully restricted when the actuator is in the locked position,
wherein the actuator is coupled to the housing when the actuator is in the unlocked position, the tensioned position, and the locked position, and
wherein the indicator biasing element is configured to provide a visual indication about a tension on the suture and is further configured to be colinear with the first cleat and the second cleat when the suture is under tension.