Multi-strand suture package and cover-latching element
    2.
    发明公开
    Multi-strand suture package and cover-latching element 失效
    VerpackungfürmehrsträngigeNähfädenund Deckelschnappverschlusselement。

    公开(公告)号:EP0575193A1

    公开(公告)日:1993-12-22

    申请号:EP93304785.4

    申请日:1993-06-18

    申请人: ETHICON INC.

    IPC分类号: A61B17/06

    CPC分类号: A61B17/06133 A61B50/33

    摘要: A suture package is designed to facilitate automated loading of multiple needles (2) and sutures (4) into the package. The package includes a tray (10,20), for containing the needles (2) and sutures (4), and a cover (50). The sutures (4) are contained in a peripheral channel (16) of the tray (10,20) and an array of resilient cantilevered fingers (24) prevent the sutures (4) from lifting up out of the channel (16). Needle parks (34,36) retain the needles (2) that are attached to the sutures (4). In another embodiment of the invention, a package for retaining a wound suture (4) and attached needle (2) includes a tray for containing the needle (2) and suture (4), including cover-latching elements (40) that each have two vertical surfaces. Tabs (52) on the removable cover (50) each contact a surface of a corresponding latching element (40) and have a free element that engages a shoulder (41) of the element (40).

    摘要翻译: 缝合包被设计成便于将多个针(2)和缝合线(4)自动加载到包装中。 包装包括用于容纳针(2)和缝线(4)的托盘(10,20)和盖(50)。 缝合线(4)被容纳在托盘(10,20)的周边通道(16)中,并且弹性悬臂指状物(24)的阵列防止缝合线(4)从通道(16)中提升出。 针头公园(34,36)保持连接到缝合线(4)的针(2)。 在本发明的另一个实施例中,用于保持伤口缝线(4)和连接的针(2)的包装包括用于容纳针(2)和缝合线(4)的托盘,包括盖锁定元件(40) 两个垂直面。 可拆卸盖(50)上的突片(52)各自接触相应的闩锁元件(40)的表面,并且具有接合元件(40)的肩部(41)的自由元件。

    Robotic control system for a needle sorting and feeding apparatus
    5.
    发明公开
    Robotic control system for a needle sorting and feeding apparatus 失效
    RoboterprüfssystemfüreinGerätdas Nadeln sortiert und versorgt。

    公开(公告)号:EP0667124A1

    公开(公告)日:1995-08-16

    申请号:EP95300209.4

    申请日:1995-01-13

    申请人: ETHICON INC.

    IPC分类号: A61B17/06

    摘要: A control system for a needle infeed device for automatically transferring needles randomly positioned on an indexing conveyor to an engagement device for subsequent conveyance to a processing location. The needle infeed device comprises one or more robots each having a gripper means for picking and placing the needles in the engagement device. The control system comprises a control device for pausing the indexing conveyor to create a dwell cycle for the infeed device, vision tracking apparatus in communication with the control device for imaging needles at one or more predetermined locations on the indexing conveyor and for determining positional and orientation data for each recognized needle during the dwell cycle, a memory device for temporarily storing the positional and orientation data received from the vision tracking device, and, a robot control device for accessing the stored positional and orientation data corresponding to the imaged needles from the memory means and for enabling one of the robots to pick up the imaged needle in accordance with its respective positional and orientation data in order to place the needle in the engagement device.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于针入口装置的控制系统,用于将随机地定位在分度传送器上的针自动地传送到接合装置,用于随后传送到处理位置。 针入口装置包括一个或多个机器人,每个机器人具有用于拾取并将针放置在接合装置中的夹持装置。 该控制系统包括一个控制装置,用于暂停分度输送机以为进给装置产生停留循环,视觉跟踪装置与用于在分度输送机上的一个或多个预定位置成像针的控制装置通信,并且用于确定位置和取向 在停留周期期间的每个识别的针的数据,用于临时存储从视觉跟踪装置接收的位置和姿态数据的存储装置,以及用于从存储器访问对应于成像针的所存储的位置和取向数据的机器人控制装置 用于使机器人之一根据其相应的位置和取向数据拾取成像的针,以将针放置在接合装置中。

    Needly threading and swaging system
    6.
    发明公开
    Needly threading and swaging system 失效
    用于线程和组合物与手术针与线的压接工具。

    公开(公告)号:EP0667121A2

    公开(公告)日:1995-08-16

    申请号:EP95300203.7

    申请日:1995-01-13

    申请人: ETHICON, INC.

    IPC分类号: A61B17/06 B21G1/00

    摘要: An automated machine for attaching a suture to a surgical needle comprises a first apparatus located at a first predetermined location for sorting a plurality of randomly oriented needles and orienting each needle for automatic handling at a first predetermined location, each of the needles having a suture receiving opening formed therein. A second apparatus located at a second predetermined location is provided for automatically cutting an indefinite length of suture material to a definite length suture strand and for automatically inserting an end of the definite length suture strand into the suture receiving opening formed in the needle. Also provided is a third apparatus for swaging the needle to close the suture receiving opening about the suture to secure said suture thereto and form therefrom a needle and suture assembly. An indexing device automatically receives each individual needle in a predetermined orientation at the first predetermined location and conveys the needle for sequential processing from the first to the second locations to form the needle-suture assembly.

    摘要翻译: 用于将缝合线附连到手术针的自动机包括位于第一预定位置的第一装置用于分选随机定向的针的多元性和在第一预定位置定向每个针自动装配中,每个针具有一缝合线接收 其中开口。 位于第二预定位置的第二装置提供了一种用于自动地切割缝合材料的长度不定的到一定长度的缝合线海滩和用于在一定长度的缝合线的海滩结束时自动插入针形成的缝合线接收开口。 如此提供的是第三装置用于铆接所述针以关闭关于所述缝线缝合线接收开口以将所述缝合于此,从针和缝线组件在那里形成。 的分度装置在第一预定位置自动接收在预定取向每个单独的针和输送从第一到第二位置为顺序处理的针,以形成针 - 缝线组件。

    Suture cutting system
    7.
    发明公开
    Suture cutting system 失效
    AbschneidvorrichtungfürchirurgischenNähfaden。

    公开(公告)号:EP0663186A1

    公开(公告)日:1995-07-19

    申请号:EP95300199.7

    申请日:1995-01-13

    申请人: ETHICON INC.

    IPC分类号: A61B17/06 B65H61/00 B26D1/06

    摘要: An apparatus for cutting an indefinite length suture strand to uniform lengths for subsequent threading and swaging to a surgical needle includes a drawing tower having at least one guide member defining a drawing axis parallel thereto. First and second gripping devices are provided to grip the indefinite length suture strand and draw it along the drawing axis; each gripping device mounted for reciprocal movement on at least one guide member. A retractable cutter for cutting the indefinite length article is also provided for cutting the strand at a start position along the drawing axis. The indefinite length suture strand is fed to the drawing axis and drawn a predetermined distance beyond the location of the retractable cutter for positioning within a suture receiving opening formed in the surgical needle, while the second gripping device reciprocates to a start position along the drawing axis. The indefinite length suture strand is then inserted within the suture receiving opening of the needle and cut to a predetermined length by the retractable cutter after the second gripping means has gripped the indefinite length suture strand at the start position.

    摘要翻译: 用于将不确定长度的缝合线切割成均匀长度以用于随后的穿刺和模锻到外科手术针的装置包括具有限定与其平行的牵引轴线的至少一个引导构件的拉拔塔。 提供第一和第二夹持装置以夹持不定长度的缝合线并沿着牵引轴绘制; 每个夹持装置安装成用于在至少一个引导构件上往复运动。 还提供了用于切割不定长度制品的可伸缩切割器,用于在沿着牵引轴线的起始位置处切割线材。 将无限长的缝合线馈送到牵引轴线并且被拉伸超过可缩回切割器的位置的预定距离,用于定位在形成在外科用针中的缝合线接收开口内,而第二夹持装置沿着牵引轴线往复运动到起始位置 。 然后将无限长的缝合线插入针的缝合线接收开口内,并且在第二夹持装置在开始位置夹住不定长度的缝合线之后,通过可缩回切割器将其切割成预定长度。

    Winding fixture for surgical suture package
    9.
    发明公开
    Winding fixture for surgical suture package 失效
    一种用于在缝合包缝线的绕组

    公开(公告)号:EP0826339A1

    公开(公告)日:1998-03-04

    申请号:EP97306749.9

    申请日:1997-09-02

    申请人: ETHICON, INC.

    IPC分类号: A61B17/06 B65H54/56

    CPC分类号: B65H54/82 A61B17/06133

    摘要: A suture winding fixture is disclosed. The suture winding apparatus has a base plate. Fixedly mounted perpendicular to the base plate is a pivot shaft. Rotatably mounted to the pivot shaft is a cam housing frame member. A first opposed cavity in the frame member has a first cam shaft and first set of cams. A second opposed cavity Each cam shaft is rotatably mounted to the frame within the cavities. The frame also has a central cavity for receiving the pivot shaft. Fixedly mounted to the top of the pivot shaft in the central cavity is a pinion gear. The pinion gear engages a pair of opposed bevel gears, wherein each opposed bevel gear is mounted to an end of a cam shaft. Mounted to the top of the housing frame member is a package support member containing a plurality of winding pin holes. The package support member is shaped to conform to the dimensions of a suture winding tray having a top surface with a winding channel in which it is desired to load or wind a suture. Winding pins are mounted to a plurality of nested concentric cage plate members movably mounted on top of the frame. The nested cage plate members are sequentially engaged on their bottom sides by cam followers which are in turn engaged by the cams. Mounted to the top of the winding fixture after a package tray has been placed upon the package support member is a winding funnel member.

    Control system for an automatic needle-suture assembly and packaging machine
    10.
    发明公开
    Control system for an automatic needle-suture assembly and packaging machine 失效
    的装置的控制装置,用于手术针和线及其包装的组合物,自动

    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.

    IPC分类号: A61B17/06

    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。