| SYNOVIS LIFE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Patent applications |
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| 20100324573 | SURGICAL CLOSURE INSTRUMENT AND METHODS - Surgical instruments, guides, and methods for closure of fascia and other tissue sites are disclosed. A suture passer guide comprises an elongate body with first and second passages for guiding a suture passer. The long axes of the elongate body, the first passage, and the second passage, preferably lie in three separate parallel planes. A suture passer comprises a housing having a needle tip portion and a first suture grasping surface. An elongate body is located at least partially within the housing and is configured to slide within the housing. The elongate body has a second suture grasping surface at the distal end. The first and second suture grasping surfaces preferably are spaced from the needle tip portion. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100234861 | SURGICAL FASTENER BUTTRESS MATERIAL - A staple line buttress material having an adhesive surface, packaged and provided in sterile, ready-to-use form. The material can be used to retrofit surgical staplers to provide an improved staple line, and with improved ease of use. | 09-16-2010 |
