Methods and devices for delivering sutures in tissue
US8679134B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 8, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/06076
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and devices for driving a suture assembly employing elastically pre-shaped needles for piercing a tissue. The pre-shaped needles are held in a constrained state and can revert to a natural pre-shaped state prior to or during ejection from the device before entry into tissue allowing for the suture to follow a defined path similar to the pre-shaped needle such that removal of the needle allows for subsequent securing of the suture in or around tissue.
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