Patent · US Active

Surgical suture passers and methods

US7615059B2 · kind B2 · utility

59Cited by

38References

4Claims

0Family size

Assignee

AMS Research Corporation · US

Inventors

Brian P. Watschke · Eden Prairie, US
Robert E. Lund · Saint Michael, US
S. Robert Kovac · Kettering, US
John W. Westrum, Jr. · Prior Lake, US
Johann J. Neisz · Coon Rapids, US
Timothy A. Bachman · Fort Collins, US
Gary A. Rocheleau · Maple Grove, US
Robert Runman · Forest Lake, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 24, 2002
Grant date	Nov 10, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 14, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B17/12013
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical instrument for suturing soft tissue is disclosed. The surgical instrument is capable of probing tissue, and preferably provides tactile feedback concerning the condition of the tissue. The instrument can then be used to pass and retrieve a suture without the need for an additional suture retrieval tool.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.