公开(公告)号：EP0663187B1

公开(公告)日：1998-07-15

申请号：EP95300201.1

申请日：1995-01-13

申请人： ETHICON INC.

发明人： Demarest, David ,  Hodulik, Michael G.

IPC分类号： A61B17/06 ,  B21G1/00

CPC分类号： B21G1/08 ,  A61B17/0467 ,  A61B17/06004 ,  A61B17/06133 ,  A61B2017/00526 ,  Y10S83/95 ,  Y10T29/49776 ,  Y10T29/49929 ,  Y10T29/53013 ,  Y10T29/53022 ,  Y10T29/53048 ,  Y10T29/53065 ,  Y10T29/53387 ,  Y10T29/53422 ,  Y10T83/2187

公开(公告)号：EP0795297A2

公开(公告)日：1997-09-17

申请号：EP97201524.2

申请日：1995-01-13

申请人： ETHICON, INC.

发明人： Demarest, David ,  Hodulik, Michael G.

IPC分类号： A61B17/06

CPC分类号： B21G1/08 ,  A61B17/0467 ,  A61B17/06004 ,  A61B17/06133 ,  A61B2017/00526 ,  Y10S83/95 ,  Y10T29/49776 ,  Y10T29/49929 ,  Y10T29/53013 ,  Y10T29/53022 ,  Y10T29/53048 ,  Y10T29/53065 ,  Y10T29/53387 ,  Y10T29/53422 ,  Y10T83/2187

摘要： An method and apparatus for automatically forming a plurality of needle-suture assemblies out of a plurality of unsorted needles and an indefinite length strand of suture material, and, automatically positioning them within a package tray, comprises a first machine located at a first location for sorting a plurality of randomly oriented needles and orienting each needle for automatic handling at a first predetermined location, a second machine located at a second predetermined location for automatically drawing and cutting an indefinite length strand of suture material and automatically inserting a free end thereof into a suture receiving opening of the needle, and swaging the needle about the sutures to form a needle suture assembly, and a first indexing device for sequentially receiving individual oriented needles at the first location and transporting each of the needles from the first location to the second location to form the needle-suture assemblies. A second indexing device is provided for registering an empty package tray at a third location for sequentially receiving one or more of the needle-suture assemblies from the first indexing device. A control system computer enables the first indexing device to sequentially transport the needle-suture assemblies from the second location to the third location, and enables the sequential insertion of the needle-suture assemblies to the package tray while registered at the third location.

摘要翻译： 用于自动形成的针 - 缝合材料组件上。多个出未分选的针和缝合线材料的长度不定海滩的多个，并且，自动包装托盘内将它们定位的方法和设备，包括：位于第一位置的第一机 排序随机取向的针的多元性并且在第一预定位置，位于第二预定位置的用于自动绘图和缝合材料的长度不定海滩的切割和自动插入其自由端成一第二机器定向每个针自动装配 缝合材料容纳针的开口部，铆接大约缝合线的针，以形成针缝合线组件，以及在第一位置处接收个人定向的针，用于顺序的第一分度装置和输送各针的从所述第一位置到所述第二位置 以形成针 - 缝线组件。 第二分度装置被提供用于在接收一个或多个来自第一分度装置的针 - 缝线组件的第三位置，用于顺序地注册一个空包装托盘。 一种控制系统，计算机启用第一分度装置按顺序从第二位置运输针 - 缝合材料组件的第三位置，并且使针 - 缝线组件的顺序插入到，而在所述第三位置登记的包装盘。

公开(公告)号：EP0667120A2

公开(公告)日：1995-08-16

申请号：EP95300202.9

申请日：1995-01-13

申请人： ETHICON, INC.

发明人： Demarest, David ,  Duncan, Robert B. ,  Sobel, Martin ,  Lenihan, Timothy P. ,  Blanch, John F. ,  Hodulik, Michael G. ,  Yost, Dennis P. ,  Rattan, William

IPC分类号： A61B17/06 ,  B21G1/00

CPC分类号： B65H67/044 ,  A61B17/0467 ,  A61B17/06004 ,  A61B17/06133 ,  A61B50/33 ,  A61B90/90 ,  A61B2017/00526 ,  A61B2017/06028 ,  A61B2050/006 ,  A61B2050/0084 ,  B65H54/56 ,  Y10S83/95 ,  Y10T29/49771 ,  Y10T29/49829 ,  Y10T29/49929 ,  Y10T29/53052 ,  Y10T29/53065 ,  Y10T29/53365 ,  Y10T29/53374 ,  Y10T29/53378 ,  Y10T29/53387 ,  Y10T29/53404 ,  Y10T29/53409 ,  Y10T29/53422 ,  Y10T29/53717 ,  Y10T83/2187

摘要： An automated machine for attaching a suture to a surgical needle having a suture receiving opening formed therein, and for packaging the same in a package tray comprises a first workstation including a device for sorting a plurality of needles and orienting each needle for automatic feeding to a second swaging workstation, a second workstation including a device for automatically cutting an indefinite length of suture material to a definite length and a device for automatically swaging the needle to close the suture receiving opening about a free end of the suture to secure the suture thereto and form a needle-suture assembly, a needle packaging station including a device for sequentially receiving at least one of the needle-suture assemblies in a package tray in synchronism with the second workstation, the needle packaging station having a device for automatically winding the depending suture portion of the needle-suture assembly into the package tray, a first indexing device for sequentially receiving individual oriented needles fed from the first workstation and transferring each of the needles from the first workstation to the second workstation to form the needle-suture assembly thereat, the first indexing device sequentially indexing the needle-suture assemblies from the second workstation to the needle packaging station.

摘要翻译： 一种用于将缝合线附接到具有形成在其中的缝合线接收开口并将其包装在包装托盘中的手术针的自动机器包括第一工作站，该第一工作站包括用于分选多个针并且将每个针定向成用于自动进给到 第二锻造工作站，第二工作台包括用于自动将无限长的缝合材料切割成确定长度的装置以及用于自动锻造针以使缝合线接收开口围绕缝合线的自由端闭合以将缝合线固定到其上的装置以及 形成针缝合组件，针包装站，其包括用于与第二工作站同步地顺序地将至少一个针缝合组件接收在包装托盘中的装置，所述针包装站具有用于自动缠绕悬挂缝合线的装置 针缝合组件的一部分进入包装盘，第一分度装置用于密封 从第一工位供给单独定向的针，并将每个针从第一工位转移到第二工位，以在那里形成针 - 缝合组件，第一标定装置将针 - 缝合组件顺序地从第二工位转位到 针包装站。

公开(公告)号：EP0795297B1

公开(公告)日：2000-06-21

申请号：EP97201524.2

申请日：1995-01-13

申请人： ETHICON, INC.

发明人： Demarest, David ,  Hodulik, Michael G.

IPC分类号： A61B17/06 ,  B21G1/00

CPC分类号： B21G1/08 ,  A61B17/0467 ,  A61B17/06004 ,  A61B17/06133 ,  A61B2017/00526 ,  Y10S83/95 ,  Y10T29/49776 ,  Y10T29/49929 ,  Y10T29/53013 ,  Y10T29/53022 ,  Y10T29/53048 ,  Y10T29/53065 ,  Y10T29/53387 ,  Y10T29/53422 ,  Y10T83/2187

公开(公告)号：EP0663187A2

公开(公告)日：1995-07-19

申请号：EP95300201.1

申请日：1995-01-13

申请人： ETHICON INC.

发明人： Demarest, David ,  Hodulik, Michael G.

IPC分类号： A61B17/06 ,  B21G1/00

CPC分类号： B21G1/08 ,  A61B17/0467 ,  A61B17/06004 ,  A61B17/06133 ,  A61B2017/00526 ,  Y10S83/95 ,  Y10T29/49776 ,  Y10T29/49929 ,  Y10T29/53013 ,  Y10T29/53022 ,  Y10T29/53048 ,  Y10T29/53065 ,  Y10T29/53387 ,  Y10T29/53422 ,  Y10T83/2187

摘要： An method and apparatus for automatically forming a plurality of needle-suture assemblies out of a plurality of unsorted needles and an indefinite length strand of suture material, and, automatically positioning them within a package tray, comprises a first machine located at a first location for sorting a plurality of randomly oriented needles and orienting each needle for automatic handling at a first predetermined location, a second machine located at a second predetermined location for automatically drawing and cutting an indefinite length strand of suture material and automatically inserting a free end thereof into a suture receiving opening of the needle, and swaging the needle about the sutures to form a needle suture assembly, and a first indexing device for sequentially receiving individual oriented needles at the first location and transporting each of the needles from the first location to the second location to form the needle-suture assemblies. A second indexing device is provided for registering an empty package tray at a third location for sequentially receiving one or more of the needle-suture assemblies from the first indexing device. A control system computer enables the first indexing device to sequentially transport the needle-suture assemblies from the second location to the third location, and enables the sequential insertion of the needle-suture assemblies to the package tray while registered at the third location.

摘要翻译： 用于自动形成的针 - 缝合材料组件上。多个出未分选的针和缝合线材料的长度不定海滩的多个，并且，自动包装托盘内将它们定位的方法和设备，包括：位于第一位置的第一机 排序随机取向的针的多元性并且在第一预定位置，位于第二预定位置的用于自动绘图和缝合材料的长度不定海滩的切割和自动插入其自由端成一第二机器定向每个针自动装配 缝合材料容纳针的开口部，铆接大约缝合线的针，以形成针缝合线组件，以及在第一位置处接收个人定向的针，用于顺序的第一分度装置和输送各针的从所述第一位置到所述第二位置 以形成针 - 缝线组件。 第二分度装置被提供用于在接收一个或多个来自第一分度装置的针 - 缝线组件的第三位置，用于顺序地注册一个空包装托盘。 一种控制系统，计算机启用第一分度装置按顺序从第二位置运输针 - 缝合材料组件的第三位置，并且使针 - 缝线组件的顺序插入到，而在所述第三位置登记的包装盘。

公开(公告)号：EP0795297A3

公开(公告)日：1997-09-24

申请号：EP97201524.2

申请日：1995-01-13

申请人： ETHICON, INC.

发明人： Demarest, David ,  Hodulik, Michael G.

IPC分类号： A61B17/06

CPC分类号： B21G1/08 ,  A61B17/0467 ,  A61B17/06004 ,  A61B17/06133 ,  A61B2017/00526 ,  Y10S83/95 ,  Y10T29/49776 ,  Y10T29/49929 ,  Y10T29/53013 ,  Y10T29/53022 ,  Y10T29/53048 ,  Y10T29/53065 ,  Y10T29/53387 ,  Y10T29/53422 ,  Y10T83/2187

摘要： An method and apparatus for automatically forming a plurality of needle-suture assemblies out of a plurality of unsorted needles and an indefinite length strand of suture material, and, automatically positioning them within a package tray, comprises a first machine located at a first location for sorting a plurality of randomly oriented needles and orienting each needle for automatic handling at a first predetermined location, a second machine located at a second predetermined location for automatically drawing and cutting an indefinite length strand of suture material and automatically inserting a free end thereof into a suture receiving opening of the needle, and swaging the needle about the sutures to form a needle suture assembly, and a first indexing device for sequentially receiving individual oriented needles at the first location and transporting each of the needles from the first location to the second location to form the needle-suture assemblies. A second indexing device is provided for registering an empty package tray at a third location for sequentially receiving one or more of the needle-suture assemblies from the first indexing device. A control system computer enables the first indexing device to sequentially transport the needle-suture assemblies from the second location to the third location, and enables the sequential insertion of the needle-suture assemblies to the package tray while registered at the third location.

摘要翻译： 一种用于从多个未分类的针和无限长度的缝合线材料中自动形成多个针缝合组件的方法和装置以及将它们自动定位在包装托盘内的方法和装置包括位于第一位置的第一机器， 将多个随机取向的针分类并将每个针定向以在第一预定位置进行自动处理;位于第二预定位置的第二机器，用于自动拉伸和切割缝合材料的不确定长度的线并自动将其自由端插入到 缝合线接收针的开口，并且围绕缝合线模锻针以形成针缝合线组件，以及第一标定装置，其用于在第一位置顺序地接收单独定向的针并且将针中的每一个从第一位置运送到第二位置 以形成针缝合组件。 提供第二索引装置，用于在第三位置处记录空包装托盘，用于顺序地从第一索引装置接收一个或多个针缝合组件。 控制系统计算机使得第一索引设备能够顺序地将针缝合组件从第二位置运送到第三位置，并且能够在第三位置登记时将针缝合组件依次插入包装托盘。

公开(公告)号：EP0663187A3

公开(公告)日：1996-02-07

申请号：EP95300201.1

申请日：1995-01-13

申请人： ETHICON INC.

发明人： Demarest, David ,  Hodulik, Michael G.

IPC分类号： A61B17/06 ,  B21G1/00

CPC分类号： B21G1/08 ,  A61B17/0467 ,  A61B17/06004 ,  A61B17/06133 ,  A61B2017/00526 ,  Y10S83/95 ,  Y10T29/49776 ,  Y10T29/49929 ,  Y10T29/53013 ,  Y10T29/53022 ,  Y10T29/53048 ,  Y10T29/53065 ,  Y10T29/53387 ,  Y10T29/53422 ,  Y10T83/2187

摘要： An method and apparatus for automatically forming a plurality of needle-suture assemblies out of a plurality of unsorted needles and an indefinite length strand of suture material, and, automatically positioning them within a package tray, comprises a first machine located at a first location for sorting a plurality of randomly oriented needles and orienting each needle for automatic handling at a first predetermined location, a second machine located at a second predetermined location for automatically drawing and cutting an indefinite length strand of suture material and automatically inserting a free end thereof into a suture receiving opening of the needle, and swaging the needle about the sutures to form a needle suture assembly, and a first indexing device for sequentially receiving individual oriented needles at the first location and transporting each of the needles from the first location to the second location to form the needle-suture assemblies. A second indexing device is provided for registering an empty package tray at a third location for sequentially receiving one or more of the needle-suture assemblies from the first indexing device. A control system computer enables the first indexing device to sequentially transport the needle-suture assemblies from the second location to the third location, and enables the sequential insertion of the needle-suture assemblies to the package tray while registered at the third location.

公开(公告)号：EP0667120A3

公开(公告)日：1995-11-02

申请号：EP95300202.9

申请日：1995-01-13

申请人： ETHICON, INC.

发明人： Demarest, David ,  Duncan, Robert B. ,  Sobel, Martin ,  Lenihan, Timothy P. ,  Blanch, John F. ,  Hodulik, Michael G. ,  Yost, Dennis P. ,  Rattan, William

IPC分类号： A61B17/06 ,  B21G1/00

CPC分类号： B65H67/044 ,  A61B17/0467 ,  A61B17/06004 ,  A61B17/06133 ,  A61B50/33 ,  A61B90/90 ,  A61B2017/00526 ,  A61B2017/06028 ,  A61B2050/006 ,  A61B2050/0084 ,  B65H54/56 ,  Y10S83/95 ,  Y10T29/49771 ,  Y10T29/49829 ,  Y10T29/49929 ,  Y10T29/53052 ,  Y10T29/53065 ,  Y10T29/53365 ,  Y10T29/53374 ,  Y10T29/53378 ,  Y10T29/53387 ,  Y10T29/53404 ,  Y10T29/53409 ,  Y10T29/53422 ,  Y10T29/53717 ,  Y10T83/2187

摘要： An automated machine for attaching a suture to a surgical needle having a suture receiving opening formed therein, and for packaging the same in a package tray comprises a first workstation including a device for sorting a plurality of needles and orienting each needle for automatic feeding to a second swaging workstation, a second workstation including a device for automatically cutting an indefinite length of suture material to a definite length and a device for automatically swaging the needle to close the suture receiving opening about a free end of the suture to secure the suture thereto and form a needle-suture assembly, a needle packaging station including a device for sequentially receiving at least one of the needle-suture assemblies in a package tray in synchronism with the second workstation, the needle packaging station having a device for automatically winding the depending suture portion of the needle-suture assembly into the package tray, a first indexing device for sequentially receiving individual oriented needles fed from the first workstation and transferring each of the needles from the first workstation to the second workstation to form the needle-suture assembly thereat, the first indexing device sequentially indexing the needle-suture assemblies from the second workstation to the needle packaging station.

摘要翻译： 一种用于将缝合线附接到其上形成有缝合线接收开口并且用于将其包装在包装托盘中的缝合线的自动化机器包括第一工作站，其包括用于分选多个针的装置并且将每个针定向以自动馈送到 第二模具工作站，第二工作站，其包括用于将不定长度的缝合材料自动切割到一定长度的装置;以及用于自动模锻针以围绕缝合线的自由端封闭缝合线接收开口以将缝合线固定到其上的装置， 形成针缝合组件，针包装站包括用于在与第二工作站同步地顺序地接收包装托盘中的至少一个针缝合组件的装置，针包装站具有用于自动卷绕立式缝合线的装置 针缝合组件的一部分进入包装托盘，第一分度装置用于排列 主要接收从第一工作站馈送的单个定向针，并将每个针从第一工作站传送到第二工作站以在其上形成针缝合组件，第一分度设备将针缝合组件从第二工作站顺序地分度到 针包装站。