The suture clip includes a pair of plates joined together at one end to form a vertex having an acute angle. Each plate, at its remote terminal end, defines an inwardly facing hook. The hook end members establish a clip mouth slightly larger than the diameter of the suture thread such that when the thread...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US6165204?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6165204 - Shaped suture clip, appliance and method therefor
