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Apparatus and method for suturing body lumens

US11154293B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 10, 2014
Grant dateOct 26, 2021
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Expiry dateFeb 20, 2035

Classification

  • 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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