Medical/veterinary suture crimp tool
A medical/veterinary suture crimp tool includes a stationary jaw at a distal end of a fixed shank and having across its width and extending at least partially along its length spaced fixed crimp members including at least first, second, and third crimp members and a moveable jaw at a distal end of a linearly driven crossbar and having across its width and extending at least partially along its length, spaced crimp members including at least fourth, fifth, and sixth crimp members opposing, respectively, the first, second, and third crimp members of the stationary jaw. An alignment fiduciary is associated with said fifth crimp member of the stationary jaw for alignment with an alignment fiduciary of a crimp tube. A first handle is connected to the fixed shank and a second handle is pivotably connected to the fixed shank and configured to drive the crossbar linearly with respect to the fixed shank to fully crimp the crimp tube.
1 . A medical/veterinary suture crimp tool comprising:
a stationary jaw formed in a distal end of a fixed shank and having across its width and extending at least partially along its length spaced fixed crimp members including at least first, second, and third protruding crimp members;
a moveable jaw formed in a distal end of a linearly driven crossbar and having across its width and extending at least partially along its length, spaced crimp members including at least fourth, fifth, and sixth crimp members opposing, respectively, the first, second, and third protruding crimp members of the stationary jaw;
an alignment fiducial structure associated with said fifth crimp member of the moveable jaw for alignment with an alignment fiducial structure of a crimp tube;
a first handle connected to the fixed shank; and
a second handle pivotably connected to the fixed shank and configured to drive the crossbar linearly with respect to the fixed shank to fully crimp the crimp tube causing opposing deformations in the crimp tube via the protruding crimp members of the stationary jaw and the moveable jaw.
2 . The crimp tool of claim 1 in which the second handle includes a distal socket about a drive member on the crossbar to linearly drive the crossbar.
3 . The crimp tool of claim 1 further including a handle stop limiting the extent of the travel of the crossbar and stopping the moveable jaw from contacting the stationary jaw.
4 . A crimp tool comprising:
a stationary jaw formed in a distal end of a fixed shank and having spaced multiple protruding crimp members each configured to provide a deformation on one side of a crimp tube;
a moveable jaw formed in a distal end of a linearly driven crossbar and having spaced multiple protruding crimp members each configured to provide a deformation on an opposite side of the crimp tube thereby creating multiple crimps in the crimp tube when the stationary and moveable jaws are brought together about the crimp tube, each deformation on one side of the crimp tube opposing the deformation on the opposite side of the crimp tube;
an alignment fiducial structure associated with at least one crimp member for alignment with an alignment fiducial structure of a crimp tube;
a first handle connected to the fixed shank;
a second handle pivotably connected to the fixed shank; and
means for driving the crossbar linearly with respect to the fixed shank to fully crimp the crimp tube and impart multiple crimps on each side of the crimp tube.
5 . The crimp tool of claim 4 in which the means for driving includes a distal socket on the second handle about a drive member on the crossbar to linearly drive the crossbar.
6 . The crimp tool of claim 4 further including a handle stop limiting the extent of the travel of the crossbar and stopping the moveable jaw from contacting the stationary jaw.
7 . The crimp tool of claim 6 in which the crimp tube has an oval cross-sectional shape.
8 . The crimp tool of claim 4 in which the stationary jaw includes at least partially along its length spaced fixed crimp members including at least first, second, and third crimp members, the moveable jaw includes at least across its width and partially along its length at least fourth, fifth, and sixth crimp members opposing, respectively, the first, second, and third crimp members of the stationary jaw.