Stitching device with long needle delivery
US9907550B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 1, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/06047
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An end effector assembly for a surgical stitching device is provided. The end effector assembly includes an end effector, a housing, and a needle. The end effector includes a first jaw member and a second jaw member. The housing is movable relative to the end effector. The needle is releasably coupled to the housing and movable relative to the housing between a first, insertion position and a second deployed position. The needle is adapted, when in the second, deployed position, to releasably couple to one or both of the first jaw member and the second jaw member of the end effector.
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