Brian Clair Price

US Patent:

D647332, Oct 25, 2011

Filed:

Sep 3, 2010

Appl. No.:

29/369234

Inventors:

Rick Pederson - Rosemount MN, US
Brian A. Price - Rochester MN, US

Assignee:

Mortarless Technologies, LLC - Rochester MN

International Classification:

0603

US Classification:

D 6481

US Patent:

20060287658, Dec 21, 2006

Filed:

Jun 6, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/422584

Inventors:

James Mujwid - Crystal MN, US
Kevin Arnal - Excelsior MN, US
Robert Lund - St. Michael MN, US
Brian Price - Edina MN, US
James Cox - North Corcoran MN, US
Kevin Guenther - Carver MN, US
Jason Westrum - St. Louis Park MN, US
Mark Bouchier - Lakeville MN, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/04

US Classification:

606144000

Abstract:

A system for ligating a uterine artery in a patient generally includes a suture transfer tool, suture transfer darts, and one or more sutures. The suture transfer tool includes an upper jaw that is pivotally joined to a lower jaw. The lower jaw of the tool includes a number of suture capturing pins. The suture transfer darts are configured to be tissue piercing and are positionable within the suture capturing pins. Each end of the suture is connected to a suture transfer dart. When operating the tool, the suture transfer darts pierce through the tissue to either side of a patient's cardinal ligament, which contains the uterine artery, and simultaneously present an end of the suture to either side of the cardinal ligament. As such, the suture is in an open loop configuration about the cardinal ligament and can be tied tight to the ligament to occlude the uterine artery.