Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Endoscopic suture systems
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Application No.: US11398038Application Date: 2006-04-04
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Publication No.: US08382774B2Publication Date: 2013-02-26
- Inventor: Juergen A. Kortenbach , Barry N. Gellman , Erin Bird
- Applicant: Juergen A. Kortenbach , Barry N. Gellman , Erin Bird
- Applicant Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Agency: Brown Rudnick LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04 ; A61B17/12
Abstract:
A surgical instrument for applying sutures to tissue includes a needle deployment mechanism and a catch mechanism. In some embodiments, the needle deployment mechanism employs a linear path. Alternatively, it can employ a curved needle. The surgical instrument may include a rotatable head, a bend, and/or a malleable elongated body member formable into various shapes.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060178681A1 Endoscopic suture systems Public/Granted day:2006-08-10
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