Suturing device, system, and method
US8317805B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 2009 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00367
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Improved medical suturing devices, systems, and methods may hold a suture needle at a fixed location relative to a handle of the device, allowing the surgeon to grasp and manipulate the handle of the suturing device to insert the needle through tissues in a manner analogous to use of a standard needle gripper. Cycling the handle from a closed position to an open position and back to the closed position may alternate the device between gripping the needle with a first clamp (for example, along a proximal portion of the needle) to gripping the needle with a second clamp (for example, along a distal portion of the needle) and optionally back to gripping with the first clamp, with the needle often staying at a substantially fixed location relative to the suturing device body.
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