Claims
- 1. An instrument for closing skin edges forming a wound, the instrument comprising:
a pair of opposing elements used to engage and bring together the skin edges; and a device to supply glue to the skin edges being brought together.
- 2. The instrument of claim 1, wherein the opposing elements rotate, enabling the instrument to be pulled along a wound to progressively bring the edges together.
- 3. The instrument of claim 2, wherein the wheels include barbs or other skin-engaging features.
- 4. The instrument of claim 2, wherein the wheels are coupled to opposing manually operated buttons.
- 5. The instrument of claim 1, wherein the device used to supply glue is a breakable vial or fillable reservoir.
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/456,611, filed Mar. 22, 2003, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60456611 |
Mar 2003 |
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