Endoluminal pursestring device
US11523817B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 24, 2020 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/1205
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An endoluminal pursestring device is provided and includes a handle assembly, a shaft, an elongated fork, a plurality of surgical fasteners disposed with the shaft, and a suture engaged with the surgical fasteners. The suture is secured to a head of each of the surgical fasteners, and extends proximally through the handle assembly. In use, a distal end of the endoluminal pursestring device is positioned adjacent tissue surrounding a lumen, and the handle assembly is rotated to cause the distal-most surgical fastener to be rotated into the tissue. The following surgical fasteners are also rotated into other portions of the tissue surrounding a lumen. The suture connecting each of the surgical fasteners is then pulled such that the surgical fasteners are pulled together, thereby closing the lumen.
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