Surgical incision and closure apparatus with integrated force distribution

US8323313B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Zipline Medical Inc. · US

Inventors

• Amir Belson · Savyon, IL
• Eric Storne · Menlo Park, US
• Eric T. Johnson · Temecula, US
• Robert Ryan Ragland · Temecula, US
• Phillip Charles Burke · Pala, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 1, 2011
• Grant date: Dec 4, 2012
• Expiry date: Nov 1, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/086
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Apparatus for closing a surgical incision include a base having left and right panels, a force distribution structure coupled to each panel, and a closure component which releasably attaches to the force distribution structure to draw the inner edges of the panels together in order to close adhered tissue edges. The force distribution structures allow the inner edges of the panels to expand while restraining expansion of the outer edges of the panels and limiting elongation of the lateral dimension of the panels. The incision closure apparatus may be placed on skin or other tissue prior to forming the incision to be available to close said incision at the end of the surgical procedure.