Method of placing suture through tissue with a finger guided suturing device
US9757118B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00438
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of placing a suture through tissue includes placing a band on a finger of a user, where the band is attached to a head of a suturing device, and employing the finger and the device in identifying an intracorporeal tissue landmark and placing the head of the suturing device at the intracorporeal tissue landmark. The method additionally includes engaging a throat of the head of the suturing device with the intracorporeal tissue landmark, and ejecting a needle out of a needle exit port and through the tissue. The needle exit port is located on a proximal portion of the head of the suturing device.
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