Catheter introducer with suture capability
US5830125A · kind A · utility
325Cited by
29References
64Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M25/04
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An assembly is provided for suturing an incision in a tissue wall of a patient with a suture material. The assembly comprises a carrier member, a distal member interconnected to the carrier member, and a guide member positioned about and moveable along the carrier member. The guide member guides an access device through the tissue wall at two or more different locations adjacent to the incision in the tissue wall such that suture material is threadable through and into the tissue wall at a first location and through and back out of the tissue wall at a second location.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.