Apparatus and method for suturing body lumens
US11154293B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 10, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/0475
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical apparatus that includes a distal member, a needle disposed in the distal member and proximally advanceable from the distal member, and a needle capture portion positioned proximal to the distal member and which includes a through-hole to direct the needle from the needle capture portion towards a graspable member at a trajectory narrower than a trajectory of the needle from the distal member to the needle capture portion.
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